Shin Splints Stretches And Exercises - Feel Better FAST!

The best home exercises to relieve anterior shin splint pain. Stretches and exercises presented by a physical therapist to help alleviate your shin splint pain fast. Follow-along stretches and exercises to decrease your pain now and eliminate your pain long term.

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WHAT ARE SHIN SPLINTS?
“Shin splints” are a condition where you develop pain in your lower leg along your shin bone. They can be anterior (along the front of your shin) or posterior (along the back of your shin). For this video I’ll share the best home exercises for anterior shin splints.

WHY DO YOU GET SHIN SPLINTS?
There is a muscle in the front of your shin called the tibialis anterior. Shin splints are an overuse injury (tendonitis problem) in this muscle. I often see this shin splint problem in people who are very active individuals including runners, football and soccer players, track athletes, aerobics participants, and weight lifters.

ACUTE (LESS THAN TWO WEEKS) VS CHRONIC SHIN SPLINTS
Now it’s important to discuss how long you’ve been experiencing your shin splint pain. If it’s been less than two weeks, you’re still in an “inflammatory stage”. Your pain will respond best to rest, ice, anti-inflammatory medication, and gentle stretching per the recommendations in this video. If it’s been longer than that, you should add some gentle massage as well as some strength training exercises as tolerated.

THE BEST HOME EXERCISES FOR SHIN SPLINT PAIN
The best home exercises for effectively treating and eliminating your shin splint pain include massage, stretching, and strengthening exercises. This combination can help you not only feel better immediately, but keep pain away during future activities.

Please consult the time stamps below for specific parts of this video.
0:00 INTRODUCTION
0:17 WHAT ARE SHIN SPLINTS?
0:46 WHY DO YOU GET SHIN SPLINTS?
1:28 ACUTE VS CHRONIC TREATMENT
2:08 MASSAGE (HANDS OR FOAM ROLLER)
3:43 HOW TO STRETCH YOUR SHIN SPLINTS
6:02 TOE TAPS STRENGTHENING EXERCISES
8:04 HEEL WALKING

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[Kollinknows]

I can’t think you enough I’m on my feet 10-12 hours a day, run and play basketball I’ve been dealing with shin splints on and off my whole life these stretches are imbedded in my brain now thank you

[rebeccaahernandez]

I’m a pedicurist and I scoot around on a little chair a lot similar to the kindergarten classes. Recently my upper shin started killing me first about 2 days straight and I saw your video and did the stretches and followed your advice. It helped immensely. Thank you so much ❤

[Zorbak]

Super helpful! I've been having shin splints after running and I'm feeling the relief alreay. Thank you!

[SuzanneKirshPianist]

Thank you for the stretches. They are helpful. I've played piano my entire life and have tight anterior tiabialis muscles in both legs from use of pedals.

[teamfire]

Great video! I work 12 hour shifts in steel toes. On my feet an walking most of the day. I also enjoy walking in to work and home each day. I'm used to being in the steel toes all day but not at the activity level of my new job and I've picked a wickedly painful shin splint. Top to bottom of the muscle. I love the massage technique in combo with the stretches. I can feel the life flowing back into the muscle. I do 15 minutes in the morning and an hour at night. Thanks so much for the video, the techniques are really helping and I hope to be completely pain free soon!

[nero]

Thank you! I had no clue what was wrong. These stretches feel SOO good! Do you have any more strengthening exercises?

[hectoritoo]

THE most useful shin splits video out of 10-15 that I saw on YouTube - thank you man!! From the explanation to strengthening and actually seeing the muscle, so very much useful. Saving this one.

[abdelrhmanmohamed]

Im going to try this, i feel the pain with in 10 minutes of running or fast walking, i hope. this helps.

[trevlac]

Felt relief just doing one round of these!❤

[sonwhare]

Omg! I’ve had this for years. Had a knee reconstruction back when I was 21z I’m now 38and this is the first time I’ve had relief from this. Amazing

[braytonpollock]

Thank u so much I do Muay Thai and I was going really hard and my shin hurt after practice and this video help me heal it after only like 4 maybe 5 days

[Zpicismrad]

I suffer from plantar fasciitis on both feet and yesterday I saw some video about how PF is related to shortened shin muscles, unfortunately the video only provided a basic stretch where you sit on a chair, cross one of your legs over other knee and pull your foot downwards. It brought some relief, but it wasn't enough. Stretches in this video are fantastic, I just sat on my feet (I believe the Japanese call this Seiza) for mere 3 minutes and the pain from plantar fasciitis on both of my feet is COMPLETELY GONE. Amazing. I'll make sure to stretch those shins at least once per week.

[monikasloan]

Thank you for the information!
I am going to try these. I have had chronic shin splint issues for years. It made my military career more difficult for sure. I did not get the rest needed to recover. As a civilian now, I can rest when I am injured. I have pretty much given up running entirely because of shin splints. I went to PT last week for knee issues and my PT said my muscles around the shin and outer thigh are super tight. I guess they always have been. I am hoping that I can loosen them and correct my muscle imbalance. Maybe then, I will finally be able to run.

[mvg]

Omg! I have never know why the front of my legs hurt so much it just did! I'm going to try these tips, thank u!

[AccidentalReefer]

I remember doing these stretches in high school. Now my daughter has to do them. Thanks for the refresher

[ikramzz]

Thanks! I overexercised this week with jumprope.. it caused me a bad shin splint, your advices helped me to reduce the pain

[mikedoan]

5:01 is the stretch i felt the most, it hurt but it felt sooo good! Thanks!!

[-sy]

Thank you young man you're doing a great job and a great help us middle-aged folks Godspeed

[aka_KiKi_]

Thank you for this, just started doing an intense workout and my shin splints was trying to keep me from being great! I felt relief immediately! Thank you again!

[MarieMulliganprincealfie]

Wow I became pain-free for a few hours with these so I'll make it a routine to do these morning and evening. Thank you.😊