Have you evaluated his feet. Good bet he is a pronator.Also, have him ride
the bike while his symptoms are subsiding.
Rege
At 04:59 PM 10/4/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> Try strengthening the dorsiflexors eccentrically. ----- Original
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>Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 10:18 AM Subject: Chronic Shin
Splints
>Hello-
> Walking 10 minutes in sneakers bothers him and he has pain everyday.
>Running is out of the question at this point.
> I was looking for some "home" treatment ideas since this person is not
>currently attending P.T. in a clinic.
>Any ideas and help would be greatly appreciated.
>Thank you-
>Jean Momorella, MPT
>
>
Rege Turocy, DHCE, PT
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
Rangos School of Health Sciences
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
412/396-5545
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