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I am going to chime in with a non-medical intervention that has worked wonders since my trainer recommended it in 2021 when I had a bad camino injury. STRETCHING! At the first sign, at the first little twinge, I stop walking and stretch... -
I am glad that you consulted with 3 medical personnel before getting this advice on dosage for ibuprofen. However, that was based on knowledge of your medical situation. I don't think it is a good idea to pass it along to random strangers...
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As all the useful suggestions above and consider K taping also also slow your pace down till you recover! There are several good You tube videos on various ways of taping using the K tape effectively. Buen Camino!
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Hi, I too had shin splints and had to rest a few days in Astorga. Met a physiotherapist walking the Camino (Hi Elizatbeth!) Who recommended I get some kinesio tape or Ktape and watch a few youtube videos on how to tape for shin splints. She said...
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joramos replied to the thread Shin splints!.I have had my shares of shin splints during my hiking and running days. And during my two recent Frances. The remedy that I discovered was (and deviced), at the symptom or onset of tightening shins, as you are coming out of a step; heel-toe...
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Don't forget to ice and rest. Check that it may be your shoes.
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It wasn't while I was on the Camino, but I was in Almería in Andalusia, and had to go to the hospital (because I had Bell's palsy and thought I might have had a stroke. But it turned out to be nothing serious). I gave them my address for...
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The problem with shin splints is that sometimes they turn into stress fractures. Commonly you can tell the difference because if you have shin splints, the pain should get less as you walk, but if you have a stress fracture, it'll get worse if...
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I experienced shin splints during our first camino frances in 2015. Painful swelling in my shin above my ankle. I was able to walk and most of the pain subsided after an hour or so of walking. My sister is a physical therapist, brother is a...
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You've been given plenty of advice to seek medical attention. I'm going to add that you should do all you can to pay for it that day. As an American you will find there are extra bank charges if you paying the bill from home.
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