| Problem |
Remedy |
Rating |
Reviews
|
| Side Stitches |
Belly-breathing |
9.0 |
Concentrate on moving belly out as inhale
and in and exhale. Effective remedy. |
| No Eating or Drinking for 2 hours |
9.0 |
This can prevent most stitches to begin
with. |
| Press on painful spot |
8.0 |
Pressing fist into area of pain works,
but is awkward. |
| Raising arms over head |
7.0 |
Awkward, not very effective. |
| Slow
down |
7.0 |
Simply
slowing down will usually cause a stitch to subside, but slowing down
is sometimes not desirable, especially during a race |
| Shin Splints |
Ice/anti-inflammatory meds |
7.5 |
Improves symptoms and speeds healing for
inflammation. |
| Stretch calf muscle |
7.5 |
May work in some cases. |
| Run on flat surface |
7.0 |
Helps to prevent twisting of lower leg. |
| Wrap leg in ace bandage during run. |
7.0 |
|
| Iliotibial Band- pain
on side of hip or upper leg. |
Ice/anti-inflammatory meds |
6.0 |
Not reported to be as effective as in
other conditions. |
| Stretch band by leaning to side opposite
pain while foot on affected side is crossed behind other. |
4.0 |
Although suggested as a remedy, can
result in increased pain. |
| Stretch Quads and Hamstrings |
4.0 |
Not very effective. |