Athletes please!!!! shin spins....?
Welcome to the club...I was an athlete my entire life and battled with the problem at times. The fact is that shin splints are a generic term for any type of inflamation in the lower leg. Use a wide variety of streaches. Doctors will tell you to stay off the running...as an athlete you know thats not possible. When you run try to stay on a soft surface like grass or an all weather track. Avoid the road when ever possible. Pop some anti-inflamitory when finished and ice and elevate immediatley after. Good Luck
Can overpronation cause shin splints?
Great question! People worry about running with flat feet because it usually goes hand in hand with over pronation. The answer to your question is “No, pronation and “flat feet” are not a disadvantage. The big bad monster of over pronation is about 92% myth, but it does sell a lot of shoes.”Don’t get me wrong, over pronation exists in terms of motion, but it’s not necessarily the terrible liability you’ve been sold. In fact, it’s a natural way for the body to absorb the shock of a running footfall. Don’t believe me? Go watch some running clips of Haile Gebrselassie (one of the all-time great distance runners with a couple dozen world records over his career) and you’ll see a textbook case of severe over pronation. He was not prone to injury. The same holds true for many successful athletes.This is personal for me: Once I was on a trail run with former marathon world champ Mark Plaatjes and he called out while running right behind me and watching my form, “Joel, you pronate like the dickens!” (You have to imagine it in his South African accent for the full effect.) He’s right. I have flat feet and I do over pronate a lot, but once I learned how to run properly it’s never been an issue. I haven’t had a running injury since high school, and I’ve had some mileage weeks in the 90-mile range.The problem arises when your body isn’t used to the motion and impact of running. If you have conditioned your body to expect little shock and little motion, then you’re going to suffer when you push those boundaries. If you ramp up too fast, you might even get an overuse injury like shin splints.You can get an expensive “motion control” shoe to do the shock absorption work for you, and it will actually help for a while. However, as you ramp up mileage, you’ll quickly become dependent on the shoe’s control unless you carefully allow your feet and legs to get stronger.Train carefully, get stronger, run with good form (run the way you would run as if you were barefoot - with quick, low-impact, mid-foot strides); you’ll find that once you’ve developed structural strength then your feet and legs are pretty darned good at it even without fancy motion control shoes.
How Can I treat Shin splints?
This year, my soccer team has gone from Super youth Australia, to Premier. Upon trials, my calf muscle and tibia started hurting. I figured it would stop after a long stretch, in fact it got worse. I didn't tell my coach as there is 60+ people trialing, and I would be seen as weak. Throughout the game, I could not run at all. I think I may have shin splints, I don't think that it's stress fracture. Im recovering quite fast. I managed to run a bit here and there.... But tomorrow is once again, trails. How can treat my shin? Should I contact my coach? Tell him that I can't make it, he knows how I play as I've been playing with him for 2 years now. What should I do? Go to trials???? I've tried icing it, applying dencorub and aspirin to relief the pain.
Is it wise to continue running even though I have shin splints? I took 6 days off, but the splints are as bad as they used to be?
I’ve experienced shin splints before. Came across a remedy that has worked for me when I’ve had them. BUT…be mindful of how your own shins are doing. You can give this a try and see if you experience relief. If not, continue your rest.Ok, here’s the method. The original method called for using rubber tubing. I didn’t have that, so I used a rolled-up towel.Sit down on the ground with your legs out in front of you. Grab the ends of your towel in each hand. Loop the towel around the sole of your foot, on the leg with the shin splint. Pull the towel towards you, so you're applying pressure to your foot. Rotate your foot clockwise 10 times. Then rotate your foot counter clockwise 10 times. Repeat this a total of 3 times. Do this 3–4 sessions a day.In the past, I’ve found this helps me within a day or two.
Sudden shin pain, redness, warm to touch?
It also sounds like it could be (though it may very well not be of course, you would have to go to a doctor to know) osteomyelitis, which is a kind of bone infection. The most common symptoms of osteomyelitis are pain, swelling and/or redness in the affected area and also the area being hot to the touch. If it is osteomyelitis, it can usually be cleared up really easily with a few weeks on antibiotics. It is also possible that you've pulled something in your leg - I know you say it came from out of the blue but sometimes when you tweak a muscle or tendon the pain doesn't come for a while. However as you say it is red I doubt that it is a muscle strain. The best thing to do is to go and see your doctor, who will be able to tell you definitively what it wrong. That way, if it is something that needs treatment you can get it better sooner rather than later and if it is something like shin splints (as the previous poster suggested) then you won't be worrying about it and know that it'll eventually go away on its own. (Incidentally I got shin splints last September and it was the most painful thing I've ever experienced in my life - for a few days I almost physically couldn't walk the pain was so bad. So I really hope that it isn't that for your sake!)
After jogging and skateboarding the side of my left shin bone is in pain, any idea what it could be?
It's possible that you may be suffering from shin splints, a painful condition in the shin involving inflammation that occurs either in the front or inside section of the shin bone. In many cases, shin splints can result from intense physical activity such as running or jumping, and is a condition that can often take a long time to heal. The symptoms for shin splints include tightness and/or tenderness around the shin, especially after running or walking for long distances. Shin splints are generally caused by excessive stretching of muscles and tendons along the shin bones (tibia and fibula). Overuse of these muscles by athletes and runners is the most common factor. Excessive pronation of the feet can also be a major contributing factor. Over-pronation leads to internal tibial rotation and increases the tractional forces upon the muscles and ligaments in the lower leg. In the short term, rest is required to help alleviate shin pain; running and other strenuous activities should be avoided until the condition is minimized. Shin Splints can frequently be prevented by warming up before intense physical activity. Using appropriate footwear is also a good way to prevent and reduce the effect of shin splints, especially for runners who strike heavily with the heel. Running shoes with proper rear foot stability are important. Orthotic insoles are useful in that they help prevent over-pronation and provide heel cushioning to reduce impact while providing heel stability. Please refer to link below for more information.
What are shin splints?
Shin splints is a non-specific term used to refer to a painful condition in the front of the lower leg.It is not a disease or a diagnosis.It is, like, "I have pain in the front of my leg". If someone uses this as a diagnostic medical term then they are basically saying "Yup, you have pain in the front of your leg (but I don't have a clue about what is causing it)".There are lots of medical terms like this, which serve to make people sounds smarter than they actually are.If you have pain in the front of your leg there will be a specific anatomical structure involved, a process that describes what is causing the pain and also, hopefully, an understanding of what has caused this to occur. This enables one to make a diagnosis and then prescribe and deliver specific and effective therapy for the condition.Of course, conditions can and do resolve without specific diagnosis and therapy because THE HUMAN BODY TENDS TO FIX ITSELF. In many instances people are advised to do exercises and use other therapies that really just entertain them while nature heals.I think it was Ben Franklin who said "God Heals, Doctors collect the fees".However, medicine has advanced a lot since Ben's days and there are therapists out there with the knowledge and skills to make a thorough assessment, derive an accurate diagnosis and apply efficient therapy based on science and research.If you have a medical problem or condition then go and find a competent therapist to assess and treat it.
What do shin splints feel like and how do you treat them?
Hi, I found this info! Shin splints are a term commonly used to describe most lower leg pain. However, shin splints are only one of several conditions that affect the lower leg. The most common causes of lower leg pain are: general shin soreness; shin splints; and stress fractures. How to Treat Shin Splints! Firstly, be sure to remove the cause of the problem. Whether is be a biomechanical problem, or an overload problem, make sure steps are taken to remove the cause. The basic treatment for shin splints is no different to most other soft tissue injuries. Immediately following the onset of any shin pain, the R.I.C.E.R. regime should be applied. This involves Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation, and Referral to an appropriate professional for an accurate diagnosis. It is critical that the R.I.C.E.R. regime be implemented for at least the first 48 to 72 hours. Doing this will give you the best possible chance of a complete and full recovery. The next phase of treatment (after the first 48 to 72 hours) involves a number of physiotherapy techniques. The application of heat and massage is one of the most effective treatments for speeding up the healing process of the muscles and tendons. I have found, both from personal experience and from working with many clients, that this form of treatment is the most effective. The application of heat and deep tissue massage on the effected area seems to bring the best results. If you suffer from shin splints, be sure to spend at least a few minutes massaging the effected area both before and after you exercise. Once most of the pain has been reduced, it is time to move onto the rehabilitation phase of your treatment. The main aim of this phase it to regain the strength, power, endurance and flexibility of the muscle and tendons that have been injured. Check out the full article and pictures: http://www.thestretchinghandbook.com/archives/shin-splints_1.php Good Luck hope this helps!