Hello Everyone, My 10 year old is playing soccer competitively now for about 2 years and lately with practice 3 times a week and some other things, it seems like they are playing almost every day. The problem I am having the last few weeks is them complaining about the shins hurting. I have been doing ice packs, advil and just ordered some inserts for the cleats. Any other advice?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHello Everyone, My 10 year old is playing soccer competitively now for about 2 years and lately with practice 3 times a week and some other things, it seems like they are playing almost every day. The problem I am having the last few weeks is them complaining about the shins hurting. I have been doing ice packs, advil and just ordered some inserts for the cleats. Any other advice?
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Mix in some exercises to strengthen both the front and back of legs. Kids who play a lot of soccer end up with poor muscle balance in their legs (stronger quad than hams, etc) and that causes problems. I guess this is also possible for 10 year olds.
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Toe curls (stand on a towel and scrunch the towel with your toes) and heel drops (stand backwards on the edge of stair, lift one foot off and lower the heel of the other foot) should help.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHello Everyone, My 10 year old is playing soccer competitively now for about 2 years and lately with practice 3 times a week and some other things, it seems like they are playing almost every day. The problem I am having the last few weeks is them complaining about the shins hurting. I have been doing ice packs, advil and just ordered some inserts for the cleats. Any other advice?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMy brother had Osgood-Schlatter disease from playing soccer which is technically more a knee issue than a shin issue, though the pain is effectively located high on the shin. That might be something to check out.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThanks everyone for the input. Have tried shin ice packs and Advil but figured it would not really help too much. Will try a few of the exercises for now. With all the tryouts and practices on the schedule, looks like rest will have to be in June... crazy, they are only 10-11 and this is a lot of work already....
You mentioned ordering some inserts. Was that at the recommendation of a dr.? Not all inserts are the same and are made to solve different problems.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThanks everyone for the input. Have tried shin ice packs and Advil but figured it would not really help too much. Will try a few of the exercises for now. With all the tryouts and practices on the schedule, looks like rest will have to be in June... crazy, they are only 10-11 and this is a lot of work already....
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forgot - soccer cleats have lousy foot support, basically none. At a minimum take her to a store that has one of those foot-reading machines. A good insert (the right kind for the right issue) can really help. A podiatrist can help too, but they'll want to sell you $600 inserts.
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