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What Causes Pain In The Shin?
Sunday night my right shin started to hurt when walking or when pulling my toes up. It is now Tues and it still hurts. there was a bit of redness (pink) on Monday night and tonight I would say it is about 4" by 2" of slight red area. It is a wee bit swollen. I am 70 yrs. old. No high BP. So sign of a bite. Yes I am over weight. 205 and am 5'4" tall. Not quite sure what to do.
Thu, 12 Jan 2017
Hi,
Given the history do hot and cold therapy (do take a bucket of luke warm water and another of cold water, dip your leg in hot water for three mins then dip in cold water for one minute, do it 7-10 times). Avoid too much walking, do relative rest and no staircase climbing also. I hope within 3-5 days it will recover.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Harsh Swarup
Given the history do hot and cold therapy (do take a bucket of luke warm water and another of cold water, dip your leg in hot water for three mins then dip in cold water for one minute, do it 7-10 times). Avoid too much walking, do relative rest and no staircase climbing also. I hope within 3-5 days it will recover.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Harsh Swarup
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