I have bilateral tendonitis and shin splints from track.  Have any tips on how to relieve the pain???
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Warm up thoroughly, wear good running shoes, toe taps are good for strengthening shins. Get a coach to check your stride. If that doesn't work see a sports physiotherapist\nfor a diagnosis.
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Good Luck on your treatment, Tendinitis sux.  I just wanted to emphasize that you should do your best to avoid future repetitive motion.  I sometimes get a flair up of tendinitis on a three-day holiday from using the TV remote control or computer too much.:(
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well well...this happens to me frequently because i am a marathon runner....some day you practice too much and this situation arises...\nnow the thing is that  how do you feel comfortable...by streaching the tendon or by relaxing it...means...when do you get no pain...??\nthen apply some spray or cream which will provide with heat...so that it will get more blood and will heal fast....and eat an increased amt of protine...just now dont move youe part of body where the tendon is much...just le it relax...and if possible wound it with some streachable cloth...and make it keep at the same position...do this may e after one day of injury....\nsee ya ....hope you get this repaired...
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This has worked in the past for folks with tendonitis, repetitive stress syndrome, and similar maladies:\n\n(1) Ice, as mentioned above... only do the old fashioned hydrotherapy type of icing... freeze water in a styrofoam cup and peel down the sides.  You might want to have someone else do the icing since it might be awkward for you.  Do small circles continuously in the area of the tendonitis for 7 minutes.  Apply a warm, moist cloth and warm the area for another 7 minutes.  If you still feel pain, do another 7 minutes of continuous icing movement.  (The continuous movement prevents "freezer burn" from occurring... something that someone mentioned above as a danger).  After the icing, gently massage the area with an oil (like Virgin Coconut Oil for example).  The reddened skin will indicate that there is good circulation going on... circulation=healing.  Do this as often as you need to.  \n\nAvoid the drugs if possible.\n\nRest your wrists.  Stretching and massage are effective in the wrist area as they are on other areas of the body.  Be gentle.\n\nThree essential oil blends that I know about are particularly effective: Panaway, Valor, and Relieve It!\n\nFor deep penetration of the healing effects of the oils, first apply Panaway (a couple of drops gently feathered into the area of discomfort) and three minutes later apply a 'layer' of Valor (3-4 drops).  Peppermint oil is also effective.  Warning: Don't use essential oils that contain chemical solvents.  If you want to purchase any of the above blends, come to http://tinyurl.com/ykxyuk    Peppermint and Panaway are in\na kit called "The Essential Seven" that is very much like an \nessential oil first aid kit.\n\nAway with Pain!!!\n~HealthiaCynthia\nCertified Comprehensive Coach\nModerator at  brand new Yahoo! group: http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/My_Monday_Miracles/
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It may be as simple as tendonitis, which may also be manifested as 'shinsplints', or 'bursitis'\n\nSeriously, there are inflammations of the connective tissue that can be very painful and slow to heal.\n\nA doctor can help you be sure what you have.  \n\nSometimes moist heat and anti-inflammatory drugs help.  Aspirin is a readily available anti-inflammatory, if you can take it.  Paracetamol (Tylenol) and ibuprofen are not, in my opinion, in the same league.\n\nRelief of pain and anti-inflammatory action are two different things.\n\nThere are prescription medicines which are strong, but also tend to be irritating.  Your doctor can recommend something for you to try.
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What you need to do is stretch before you do jogging or running.  This will help prevent you from having the front of your shins hurting as much.  \n\nYou don't need to see your doctor, as you get more experienced with jogging or running, and if you stretch beforehand, you'll notice it doesn't happen as much after that.
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put a towel on the floor and scrunch it up with your toes.  Do this over and over again, and it will help take away the shin splints.
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im assuming you want it to be better faster because you are involved in an extra curricular activity or sport.  correct?  make sure you wrap it tightly to relieve the pressure.  instead of taking showers, try a hot bath with some bath salts.  when you sleep or sit down, keep it elevated.  ice it constantly.  before going to sleep, move it around and stretch and massage it.  when you think it feels better don't just start running and jumping on it, keep it wrapped till your 100% certain it's healed, if you don't there is a high possibility it will be reinjured again.  Trust me, I know it's tough but it will get better.  I've been a professional dancer and teacher for many years now and I have survived a lot of different injuries.
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First of all I am not an M.D., however I have had the go from Surgeons  who just needed for me to dive in and find the problem through deep tissue work. \nI can give you some suggestions on what can be causing the problem. Obviously you have blood flow to your feet, and since they are still attached to your body, it is not Phantom pain.\n\nThink about the restriction of blood-flow to the area, from the pressure of your upper body, on all of your nerves that are being compressed while you are spending many hours sitting.\n\nI hope you have all of your needs met.\n If not, you need to be your own detective. Are you sitting on a Gel Cushion? Do you move your legs off of the foot pads, and change their position often. Do you move from Wheel-chair to your bed several times a day, and have your legs elevated?  Re-positioning is really important. I have done deep tissue on old, very old injuries where the circumference of one leg was smaller that the other. The nerves grow, I kept working on the smaller leg each day, and with the growth of new tissue and nerve, working out in our gym, the leg reached it's max growth. However the old injuries were usually football (muscle tears) on the old boys, before P.T. was in use. The components of the blood crystallize, extra calcium binds to the site. It is like glass fragments. eek.\n\nIf your insurance wont pay for "Massage", you must find a way to get your feet and legs massaged. Be careful that you have someone trained, or they can damage the fragile state of your tissue at this time. I wish I were a hundred me, so I could be the one to help you heal.\nIf you could apply Cold Packs to your feet, it would take away some of the pressure of fluid against the nerves, that are causing the crushing, tingling sensation. (Hobbling), James Caan was feeling in Misery. Since you don't have the feeling in them, you must be careful with the cold pack. Start with 10 Min. max. Not directly on the skin, wrap in a small towel. You can also Ice other areas, the back of the knee is a lymph area, gently massage in an upward motion.. Stretch youself as much as you can.\nI know you mention upper chest, which Vertabrae I am wondering. Can you reach your suffering feet to rotate your ankles?\n\nSeems like if you have SSD, or Health plan, you could have a Physical Therapist work on your legs, especially your Sciatic nerves that you are sitting on all day. I have seen some killer Gel Cushions. Expensive, however. It's good you ask your quesions here. I hope this helps you some. I love the Actress in the movie, she was good, can't think of her name.\n\nI will probably remember her name as soon as I sign off. he he\n\nP.S. If you can find your way to water therapy, especially a salt water pool, or some type of Hydro-Therapy, that would be the ticket.  Take care, give em hell....Marilyn \n And, as I always say, back off the salt. Chem. Panel lately?\n\nWhen I flipped a motorcycle in 76, In the Middle East. I landed on my face. My cheek turned green really fast. The best pain killer was Opium at the time. Maybe a little tooo good.
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I have had more than my share of sprains, twists, and breaks in my feet.  First, you must immobilize the toe. Put a little gauze on each side of the affected toe, then wrap it in (prefferably) paper tape to each toe beside it.  You should now have three wrapped toes.  The sore one in the middle.  Lastly, (and what helped me the most) see if you can get some prescription strength motrin from your doctor.  If you can't, then buy the strongest over the counter motrin you can find.  This is what will really make it better, in a hurry.  not kidding! good luck.
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sounds like shin splints to me. I get them all the time. Ice them for about twenty minutes a night and immediately after jogging, tap your foot on the ground for about five minutes. It doesn't feel like it's doing a lot to start but then after about a minute, it'll start to burn. Do it for both legs and it should stretch out your shins and reduce shin splints.
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It sounds like it might be a tendon issue.  Use RICE - Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.  If it hasn't started to feel at least a little better within a couple of days, make sure and go to the doctor, you might have to be splinted or use crutches for awhile.  Good luck!
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Well, you need to stop excercising until it feels better because if you dont, you are going to make the injury worse because you aren't allowing it time to heal. I use a method called the ice massage. Fill a paper or strofoam cup about half way up with water and freexe it. Once it is frozen, peel away the paper or styrofoam a little bit to reveal teh ice. Now, massage it onto your ankle without stopping for about 10 minutes. Your ankle should be completely numb by the time it is done. I have bad tendons in my ankle and have to do this everyday after I work out. It really does help heal the problem and prevent the pain.
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rest elevate ice. i deal with this day in day out. massage is great what i get my clients to do is get a golf ball and roll it down the leg next to the shin. it breaks up the scar tissue there. i would suggest to stop running until u get it better. it wont go away on its own
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I had this a few years ago. I wore splints on my feet to bed. The problem is that when you sleep your foot is not at a 90 degree angle as it rests. When you put your feet on the floor the tendon that runs from your heel to your foot bad stretches back to the 90 degree angle. Normally this isn't a problem but when it is irritated it hurts like someone is jabbing an ice pick into your heel. I wore the splints for about four months.\nI also did stretch the tendon a few times a day by standing on a stair, preferably one at the bottom. Edge your feet back until it's mainly your foot pad and toes left on the stair. Lower your weight moving your heels down a little, lift back up, then see if you can lift your weight up some too. Repeat about ten times a session, not if/until it hurts. If it hurts only do one occassionally and build up the stretch. This will increase the flexibility of the tendon. \nIf you need to be on your feet for a long time (like I did for my honeymoon) you can go to a Podiatrist and have steroid shots in each foot. This will help for about a month or maybe more. You could also do that now and still work on stretching and wearing the splints. I didn't wear my pumps during the ordeal but I'm back in them now and have been for quite a while.\nGood luck to you!
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stand with your back against the wall, lift your toes up so that you are standing on your heels. hold for 2-3 seconds and repeat. Do this for 3-5 sets of 12 -15 reps. This is not an immediate cure, but will build the muscles in the front part of the shin and will reduce shin splints over time. Also remember to stretch thoroughly
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I suggest you see either a physician or physical therapist. It is probably harmless, but because it recurs, you probably want to keep it from coming back. If money is an issue, see a physical therapist. They charge less than doctors, and the good ones are very skilled. Make sure you get a PT with experience in leg pain (most have this experience). The best way to go about it would be to get exercises from the PT that will help you avoid the pain, and then go back to the PT on a regular basis to report progress or new pain. If you think your pain may come from a sports injury, you may want to consult a doctor familiar with sports injuries and how to treat them. Good luck!