Just two words...
Mar. 18th, 2010 08:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
seticat..................................... shin splints ..............................
So, I'm actually going to 'bite the bullet' and stay off of them for at least 72 hours. By that, I mean, lay off the 'exercise walking' for a bit.
It started a couple of days ago and I've been trying to 'power through it'. Yeah, I know. dumb. It's not like I was starting out with multi-mile epics either. More like a few blocks around the neighborhood. But a combo of old, bad, worn down shoes and the random local walking surfaces [either cement, chip and seal or loose gravel] just wreaked havoc. I know the smart thing would be to get in the car and drive to a local school and use their track, but I know me. The ability to be totally spontaneous with this - just up and out the door and go - is a bit part of my being able to keep to this.
But today was 'make it to the end of the block and I was already regretting the whole thing.'
So gonna do the whole RICER thing [(R) rest, (I) ice, (C) compression, (E) elevation and obtaining a (R) referral for appropriate medical treatment] without the last 'R'. If home care doesn't help, I'll start calling my VA doc.
But I *did* get a new pair of shoes. Nothing fancy, mid-line Nike women's cross trainers. But I put fairly good insoles in them and could really tell the improvement in how things felt just in walking around the mall. And I *did* do a power walk for about 20 minutes around the mall just to make sure nothing rubbed, pinched, etc. So I've had to admit, it's me, deconditioning and the walking surface right now.
I forgot just how annoying shin splints can be. :{
[NOTE: Yes, Knut and Pete, I really talked to someone who had a clue and had them fitted. Not saying they wouldn't benefit from proper inserts, but I did not hit the Wal-Mart specials. But I really *did* have to keep the costs below three digits. Sorry - fact of life.]
So, I'm actually going to 'bite the bullet' and stay off of them for at least 72 hours. By that, I mean, lay off the 'exercise walking' for a bit.
It started a couple of days ago and I've been trying to 'power through it'. Yeah, I know. dumb. It's not like I was starting out with multi-mile epics either. More like a few blocks around the neighborhood. But a combo of old, bad, worn down shoes and the random local walking surfaces [either cement, chip and seal or loose gravel] just wreaked havoc. I know the smart thing would be to get in the car and drive to a local school and use their track, but I know me. The ability to be totally spontaneous with this - just up and out the door and go - is a bit part of my being able to keep to this.
But today was 'make it to the end of the block and I was already regretting the whole thing.'
So gonna do the whole RICER thing [(R) rest, (I) ice, (C) compression, (E) elevation and obtaining a (R) referral for appropriate medical treatment] without the last 'R'. If home care doesn't help, I'll start calling my VA doc.
But I *did* get a new pair of shoes. Nothing fancy, mid-line Nike women's cross trainers. But I put fairly good insoles in them and could really tell the improvement in how things felt just in walking around the mall. And I *did* do a power walk for about 20 minutes around the mall just to make sure nothing rubbed, pinched, etc. So I've had to admit, it's me, deconditioning and the walking surface right now.
I forgot just how annoying shin splints can be. :{
[NOTE: Yes, Knut and Pete, I really talked to someone who had a clue and had them fitted. Not saying they wouldn't benefit from proper inserts, but I did not hit the Wal-Mart specials. But I really *did* have to keep the costs below three digits. Sorry - fact of life.]
