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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!darwin.sura.net!mojo.eng.umd.edu!georgec
  2. From: georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B. Clark)
  3. Newsgroups: rec.running
  4. Subject: Re: Is running with shin splints okay?
  5. Date: 27 Jan 1993 14:02:30 GMT
  6. Organization: University of Maryland
  7. Lines: 12
  8. Message-ID: <1k64lmINNfc4@mojo.eng.umd.edu>
  9. References: <C1HF4r.L70@news.cso.uiuc.edu> <C1Hy82.4HL@acsu.buffalo.edu>
  10. NNTP-Posting-Host: athens.eng.umd.edu
  11.  
  12. In article <C1Hy82.4HL@acsu.buffalo.edu> v070rajv@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Matthew Lewis) writes:
  13. >
  14. >I have always thought that one of the only ways to deal with shin splints was
  15. >to run through them.
  16.  
  17. That's a good way to end up with permanent discomfort that no doctor can
  18. cure. With misinformation like this, it's no wonder there are so many
  19. inquiries about injuries at rec.running.
  20.  
  21. If something hurts, you better stop immediately. Pain and injury hardly
  22. contribute to a productive workout.
  23.  
  24.