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Article #1595Re: Is running with shin splints okay?
From: Matthew Lewis
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 05:09
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 05:09
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In article <C1HF4r.L70@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, magdi@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Magdi N Azer) writes... > > Thanks to all who have posted responses to my questions. I have >abother one. If a person has shin splints, is it okay/safe to run. >Assumming that you are doing exercises to strengthen the muscles on the >front of the legs, can you still run? Also, for these strengthening >exercises, how long should one expect it to take for the exercises to >have an affect combatting the shin splints. > >Magdi N. Azer >magdi@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu I have always thought that one of the only ways to deal with shin splints was to run through them. Granted one should not be doing killer workout while afflicted but easy distance runs, on especially soft surfaces to reduce impact with the ground, will help those muscles develop... ***************************************** * Matthew Lewis -- University of Buffalo* * Email: v070rajv.cc.buffalo.edu * * "dreamers learn to steer by the stars"* *****************************************
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!das.wang.com!ulowell!m2c!nic.umass.edu!caen!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!hela.iti.org!cs.widener.edu!dsinc!ub!acsu.buffalo.edu!ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu!v070rajv From: v070rajv@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Matthew Lewis) Newsgroups: rec.running Subject: Re: Is running with shin splints okay? Message-ID: <C1Hy82.4HL@acsu.buffalo.edu> Date: 27 Jan 93 05:09:00 GMT References: <C1HF4r.L70@news.cso.uiuc.edu> Sender: nntp@acsu.buffalo.edu Organization: University at Buffalo Lines: 24 News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41 Nntp-Posting-Host: ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu