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Marcus said:
The single dumbest fad I have ever witnessed in my nearly half a century on this planet.

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Hands down and it is not even close.
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WINNER!! ****ing morons....
 
VINYLONE said:
Sounds like you're doing a good job Fatty. Well, I'll assume that you've gotten the running shoes and all that. I mean, like real running shoes....and gotten fitted. Because getting correctly fitted shoes is extremely important...especially if you're doing a lot of long distance running.

So, with that said, stop running and...

Take a course (5 - 7 days) of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(ibuprofen/voltaren/cataflam/mobic) available from your general practitioner or pharmacist
Apply ice to the shin area - for 10 minutes every 2 hours, in order to reduce the inflammation
Avoid weight-bearing activities and keep foot elevated where possible
Self-massage - using arnica oil or anti-inflammatory gel, on the sore spots around the kneestretch 2 - 3 times per day.
Strengthen the quadriceps muscle only when pain-free.
Exercises include:
1) Place pillow under knee, tighten quadriceps, push knee down into pillow and lift foot up. 20 times
2) Repeat exercise as above with foot turned out in order to strengthen the inside of the quadriceps muscle. Repeat 20.
3) Squats. Perform with back against wall. Bend knees slowly to between 45 - 60. Ensure that knee travels over line between bigand second toes. Hold for a count of 5 seconds. Relax slowly. 20 times
4) Step-downs. Stand on step or box. Tighten quadriceps and lower opposite leg slowly to the ground.Ensure that knee travels over line and between big and second toes.Then raise the leg up onto the step,relax. Repeat 20. Increase the number of repetitions in increments of 5 every two days, all the way up to 60 reps.
Stretching - of the quadriceps, hamstring, iliotibial band (ITB) and gluteal muscles
Return to running gradually
Full recovery is usually between four to six weeks
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Okay, so I think I'm going to go get fitted for shoes this week like recommended Vinyl. I'll do a search online of some of the more reputable running shoe stores and take it from there.

I am also going to look into the anti-inflammatories you mentioned too. Do I need a prescription for them? I've been taking Ibuprofen and icing like crazy on days I do work out a little and it helps.

Ice the shins? Why? It's my knee that swells and hurts. Am I perhaps compensating for slight shin splints and in doing so, allowing my knee to take more of the pounding?

Arnica oil and/or anti-inflammatory gels are available OTC?

Regarding your exercise recommendations, I'm not understanding what you're describing for the first (and also second) exercises. For the squat, you're saying to go all the way down to a 45-60 degree angle? That would destroy my knee even more I feel since that's very, very low to the point that my butt will almost be touching the ground. No?
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
Okay, so I think I'm going to go get fitted for shoes this week like recommended Vinyl. I'll do a search online of some of the more reputable running shoe stores and take it from there.

I am also going to look into the anti-inflammatories you mentioned too. Do I need a prescription for them? I've been taking Ibuprofen and icing like crazy on days I do work out a little and it helps.

Ice the shins? Why? It's my knee that swells and hurts. Am I perhaps compensating for slight shin splints and in doing so, allowing my knee to take more of the pounding?

Arnica oil and/or anti-inflammatory gels are available OTC?

Regarding your exercise recommendations, I'm not understanding what you're describing for the first (and also second) exercises. For the squat, you're saying to go all the way down to a 45-60 degree angle? That would destroy my knee even more I feel since that's very, very low to the point that my butt will almost be touching the ground. No?
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Duder, getting fitted will help you...absolutely. You can also talk to the people at the running store and they should be able to give you some recommendations regarding your knee.

Ibu is an NSAID, so you should be good and you're icing method sounds like you're doing a good thing. Keep that up.

IN regards to the exercises...read them again. It's not hard to understand you ****ing hack. Doing the squats against the wall helps your knee from feeling all the pressure.
 
**** face, I'm not saying I shouldn't do squats. I'm saying, shouldn't I do them short of coming to a 90 degree angle? In other words, my legs should come down to about a 120 degree angle. You're saying going beyond the 90, to a 45 or 60?
 
Went on a hike with someone who wore those. Swore they were great.

3 stubbed toes later...Seems he's not wearing them anymore.
 
I have some vibrams for when I go surfing. Excellent surfing/beach shoe. Wouldn't wear them anywhere else. I've never seen anybody actually wearing crocs.
 
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