Guest guest Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 My 15 yr old daughter has developed shin splints from playing basketball. Does anyone have any nutritional or homeopathic remedies or ideas? Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Hi Sue, For Shin Splints try Ginger Compress 1) Try a ginger root compress on it. Its good for sports injuries. Steep one inch of fresh ginger root in 4-6 cups of water. Do not boil!!! Strain it and put back in pot. Bring to 120-125 degrees. Wet small towel with it and wrap knee. Place larger towel around it and let cool (apx. 5 minutes) Repeat at 140-150 degrees Then at 160-175 degrees. Area will become pink to red the third time and heal overnight. Use same liquid for 24-36 hours and repeat if necessary. Plus: 2)Check a martial arts magazine for some kind of bruise linament. 3)The knee is weak. Stay off it or get support on it. Ace bandage or elastic knee brace until it is stronger. Use at practice and in games for now. 4)Speak with a physical therapist about exercises for the knee. 5)acupuncture, oriental massage, yoga, tai chi and/or chi kung energy healing. Namaste, David In , " s_c_c_57 " <s_c_c_57 wrote: > > My 15 yr old daughter has developed shin splints from playing > basketball. Does anyone have any nutritional or homeopathic remedies > or ideas? > > Sue > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Uhm...I don't have any nuritional remedies, but there is a great and very simple exercise that will help very quickly. Have your daughter stand flat footed on the floor with feet about shoulder width apart. Bend from the waist and put her hands on the floor without bending her knees. (If she can't reach the floor without bending her knees, have her put her hands on a short stool. She just needs to be able to put her weight on her hands.) Now, using the shin muscles, all she has to do is lift the front part of the foot off the floor. Have her keep her heels on the floor and just lift the " front " part of the foot. (I'm not talking about just flexing the toes. raise the front of the foot.) Also, it is important that she not be raising the front of the foot by leaning backwards. (Don't poke her butt out to put it grapphically) She needs to use those shin muscles to lift the foot. Raise the right foot, then the left foot, then the right foot, than the left foot, etc. until she has raised both feet 10-15 times. Doing this a coupl'a times a day completely rid me of my shin splints in about 5 days when I had first started running. What the heck. It's cheap and doesn't take much time. Have her give it a try. Toni' , " s_c_c_57 " <s_c_c_57 wrote: > > My 15 yr old daughter has developed shin splints from playing > basketball. Does anyone have any nutritional or homeopathic remedies > or ideas? > > Sue > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Here's something else which might be really important to consider here -- her shoes. Two big things to look at: One, is she playing in new shoes? Shoes which aren't broken in tend to cause the feet to move in ways which the body is unaccustomed. Causing muscles to bear loads in ways they aren't accustomed, which is leading to shin pain. True shin splints, by the way, are a tearing of muscle from tendon and bone. She'd be more than just a little uncomfortable. She probably wouldn't be walking very well if at all. Most of what people call " shin splints " is just muscle soreness from being used in ways that the body is not used to and is screaming about. And Two, is she playing in shoes which are more than six months old? Most running mags, physical therapists, and massage therapists like me who treat runners and other leg-heavy usage athletes recommend actually changing shoes every three to four months. Just a shade longer than you'd wait to do routine oil changes on your car. If you'd treat your car that well, your feet, knees, low back and the rest of your body deserve at least that kind of treatment too. Shoes which are too old will cause the feet, knees and low back to absorb TOO MUCH of the impact from a landing. Repeated impacts can also cause the pain known as " shin splints. " Every time you jump, run or take a simple step walking you are putting your body weight and then some into the ground. I think what the amount is is somewhere around three times your body weight hits the ground when you walk, seven times when you run, and heaven only knows how many times your own body weight when you jump. It's one of the reasons, besides the obvious cardio workout, why jumping rope is such a well used exercise by so many athletes. It's a good weight bearing muscle builder, if done correctly. Plenty of good clean water, the stretches mentioned by someone earlier in addition to everything else and having decent shoes all make up for a great starting regimen. I hope this little snippet helps some too. Best and Brightest, Dawn , " divya4753 " <divya4753 wrote: > > Hi Sue, > > For Shin Splints try Ginger Compress > > 1) Try a ginger root compress on it. Its good for sports injuries. > Steep one inch of fresh ginger root in 4-6 cups of water. > Do not boil!!! Strain it and put back in pot. > Bring to 120-125 degrees. Wet small towel with it and wrap knee. > Place larger towel around it and let cool (apx. 5 minutes) > Repeat at 140-150 degrees > Then at 160-175 degrees. Area will become pink to red the third > time and heal overnight. > Use same liquid for 24-36 hours and repeat if necessary. > Plus: > 2)Check a martial arts magazine for some kind of bruise linament. > 3)The knee is weak. Stay off it or get support on it. Ace bandage or > elastic knee brace until it is stronger. Use at practice and in > games for now. > 4)Speak with a physical therapist about exercises for the knee. > 5)acupuncture, oriental massage, yoga, tai chi and/or chi kung > energy healing. > > Namaste, > David > > > > In , " s_c_c_57 " <s_c_c_57@> > wrote: > > > > My 15 yr old daughter has developed shin splints from playing > > basketball. Does anyone have any nutritional or homeopathic > remedies > > or ideas? > > > > Sue > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 Use Arnica gel or cream topically and the arnica pellets 30 c, both by BOIRON homeopathics, Drink horsetail tea also, very healing for this problem. 3 - 4 cups a day. 1 Tablespoon herb per cup, steep 15 minutes. Baths of Epsom Salts, 1 cup per bath for at least 20 minutes for the body to absorb the magnesium. Magnesium supplementation is also advised. Peace, Thyme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 Shin Splints can be addressed with Bowen Therapy normally within one treatment. For a practioner in your area go to: http://www.bowtech.com All the best Diana Moore http://www.emotionalfreedom.homestead.com http://www.cafepress.com/omsymbol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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