How to Use a Massage Gun to Relieve Shin Splints + Stretches & Exercises
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With Shin Splints, pain can be felt on the front (anterior shin splints) or on the inside/medial ankle (posterior shin splints). Using a massage gun on the painful area, as well as stretches & exercises, can help with pain relief.
Shin Splints is the common term for Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS).
One great way to loosen up the area is to use a massage gun. Today I am using the Mebak 3. A massage gun can be used for a superficial (surface) massage following along the length of the muscle, which helps increase circulation to the area, and/or you can use a cross friction massage (also called deep friction massage), which can help reduce and prevent scars or adhesions.
Stretches such as a seated anterior tibialis and seated posterior tibialis stretches are great ways to relieve pressure in the area.
Finally, some hip strengthening can also help. Sidelying hip abduction and prone hip extension exercises can help retrain the muscles.
Doctor Jo shows some simple stretches to help relieve sciatic nerve pain. Some of the best stretches to help get rid of sciatic nerve pain are piriformis stretches.
Varicose veins are a result of poor circulation in your legs. When the blood is not flowing properly, it pools up in the veins, and causes them to bulge out and become cord-like. General exercises can help provide relief.
The ACL helps keep the knee stable, and prevents it from sliding forward. When you have a torn ACL, your knee can become painful and unstable. These stretches and exercises are for a non-operative or pre-operative injury.
These knee stretches and exercises in bed are a great way to help relieve knee pain in the morning before getting up, and/or when going to bed at night. And they don’t necessarily need to be done in bed, they can also be done on the couch or floor.
Leg pain and/or swelling in the legs can cause a lot of problems, and it can also prevent you from activities and even walking. Here are 5 easy ways to help reduce leg pain and swelling.
These knee strengthening exercises don't require using a lot of weights. If you have knee pain, consider using knee compression sleeves to help increase circulation and reduce swelling & pain.
Knee stretches & exercises are a great way to help relieve knee pain. But with nearly 1,000 videos on the Ask Doctor Jo YouTube Channel, it can be hard to find the best knee video for you. So here's a rundown of some of my favorite Knee Pain Relief Videos! They range from one simple stretch or exercise to a realtime video and a demo video. Just pick the one that's best for you!
Stretches such as a seated anterior tibialis and seated posterior tibialis stretches are great ways to relieve pressure in the area.
