Shin splints

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"Scott Lapin" <slapin@sportime.com> wrote:
I was taught in Athletic Training class in college that there is no cure
for shin splints except total rest. We learned of a criss cross type
of taping that we could do on the shins. They told us that shin splints
are where the muscle tears away from the bone. I believe we had an
anchor strip on each side of the shin, then we would start on one of the
bottom anchors and criss cross strips of tape and pull upward and tape
it to the other anchor tape on the other side a couple inches higher
than your starting point. Then do the same starting on the other anchor
at the bottom. Do this and criss cross all the way up to the top of the
anchor pieces. Each criss cross should overlap the last criss cross. We
used to do this right on the skin because the pre-wrap would slide.
Then we would finish it off with a piece of tape over top of each of the
2 anchor pieces and I would try to get a little bit of their skin on
those second anchors too. I hope you understand this. If not, email me
and I will try to do a better job of explaining it.

Pam Palmer
ppalmer@salem.k12.va.us

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"Scott Lapin" <slapin@sportime.com> wrote:
I just sent some taping info for shin splints but I forgot to mention
our training room would have us \"ice\" the shins with a dixie cup that
had been in the freezer with water. We would tear the paper dixie cup
off and expose the ice and rub the ice cup up and down the leg. It is
very important not to hold the ice right on the skin ,in one spot, to
cause damage but to keep moving it. Also be careful once it gets numb
that the cup doesn't rub on the skin keep it torn away high enough so
that your numb skin will not get scratched.

Pam Palmer
ppalmer@salem.k12.va.us