Shin splints (also know as medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS)) feels like a sharp pain along the inner edge of the shinbone that may shoot up from your ankle to your kneecap. Shin splints are usually caused by repeated stress to the connective muscle tissue surrounding the shinbone. This is a common injury that affects athletes who engage in superfluous running, jumping & dancing. It is not super serious, but rather an inflammation of the muscle or other tissue at the front of the lower leg that results from repeated, minor trauma or irritation. It can be treated with home remedies that follow.
Stay away from inflammatory foods Gluten, dairy, refined white sugar and preservatives are the four things that cause major inflammation in the body and will not help the situation.
Drink ginger tea This will help to reduce inflammation and ginger is a natural pain reliever. Increase calcium Calcium is a mineral that supports bone and muscle health, as well as circulation in the body.
Get sufficient Vitamin D Vitamin D is essential for strong bones and muscles, as well as recovery. Alkalize your body
When the body is alkalized inflammation, pain and swelling cannot exist in the body. The simplest way to alkalize the body is to drink lemon water, apple cider vinegar or a greens powder.
Eat leg-strengthening foods From the indigenous standpoint, to eat what nature reflects in your body, focus on foods that represent strong healthy legs without pain, swelling or inflammation. This includes eating the following whole (not cut up or blended): carrots, turnips, celery, beets, burdock root, jicama, ginger, turmeric and cucumber. When you consume these foods imagine they are sending the nutrition to your legs and assisting in healing the shin splints.
Increase magnesium in your diet Eat more raw cacao (chocolate), brazil nuts or consume magnesium supplements. Some non-nutritional ways people can aggravate shin splints are:
• not rolling arches upward/having flat feet, which means stepping causes your arches to collapse
• having the heel strike the ground too abruptly without rolling it evenly
• overpronation of the foot, which means rolling inward and putting too much stress on the toes
• not lifting the toes, which can cause someone to trip often TRAINING TIPS:
Cross Train Take a rest from running and mix up the workouts so you are still getting the cardio intensity from swimming or cycling.
Invest time in stretching Stretching will also help to reduce inflammation and encourage healing.
Ensure proper footwear
Correct running footwear will properly support your shins.
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