tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post710648934844743054..comments2024-03-02T19:00:33.545+08:00Comments on Running Solutions: Shin Splints Or Stress Fracture?Gino Nghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822889264049507077noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-66513418477219946672023-07-15T23:15:03.316+08:002023-07-15T23:15:03.316+08:00Thank you for providing very helpful information f...Thank you for providing very helpful information for your post and it is which is truly informative for us and we will surely keep visiting this website<br /><br />Regards,<br /><a href="https://physiomove.com/2021/03/03/cycling-injuries-how-to-avoid-them/" rel="nofollow">Sciatic nerve leg pain in london</a><br />qurmirajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464977765087849532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-30296662518605998012019-09-01T15:37:15.576+08:002019-09-01T15:37:15.576+08:00Great post mate, thank you for the valuable and us...Great post mate, thank you for the valuable and useful information. 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I recently jumped into competitive running in 2015 when I joined cross country with no athletic background. I heel striked my way through the xc season and ended the season with fairly severe shin splints to the point where it became very difficult to run and painful to walk. Being the novice runner I was I thought that the pain would just go away over time, especially since the season was over and I didn't plan on running for another two months because that was when track pre-season would start. Luckily by the time pre-season came around, my pain had subsided and I trained for hurdles thinking that was the event I would be running; however, ended up staying on the distance team (it was during pre-season that I made the transition from heel striking to forefoot striking). I made it about a month into the track season before developing tendonitis along my left shin. I was in and out for most of the track season as I would take around 2 weeks at a time from running to cross train before attempting to jump back into running; it was basically like this for the rest of the track season. When the season came to a stop I had about a month to recover before a new cross country season would start. Once the 2016 xc season started I was virtually pain free for 3 of the 4 months. It was during the last month of the season that I started to develop some lower leg pain once again, and like the previous xc season ended with an injury. However, this time around the pain was different. It was very specific to small section (maybe an inch) of my lower left tibia. This area was very tender and painful to pressure of touch, I also noticed that area was more raised that the rest of my tibia, almost as if it were a bit swollen. It was painful and difficult to run or go up/down stairs, but I was perfectly fine to walk. This was because most of the pain came from putting pressure on my toes or the front of my foot. This time around I went to the school athletic trainer and was told to stop running to rest and ice. I went about a month without running before transitioning to training on the elliptical around 5 days a week to get some conditioning for the upcoming track season, all while using ice cups to ice the trouble area on my tibia. This procedure came to a halt for 2 weeks when I went on winter break, but now I'm back and wanted to try to run again since the area was no longer tender. Just 4 days in back to running (20-30 min runs and), the area has been stimulated again and now I'm a bit nervous as last track season was kind of a heartbreaker for me and I really don't want to be out for another. I haven't gone to the doctor because I wouldn't want to go for being a crybaby about shin splints, but now I'm not sure if thats even the case anymore. Track tryouts are a few days away. I appreciate this post and any response, thank you.<br /><br />p.s. I have low arches and feel like thats a problem so I bought some Structure 19 to run in last and this season to run in as I thought the arch support and stability would help but I notice that when I run I have a tendency to at times land first with the outside of my foot. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-61025983006028580922017-01-07T18:30:20.959+08:002017-01-07T18:30:20.959+08:00Hi,
I have only been running for around 6 months ...Hi, <br />I have only been running for around 6 months and while I run I am pain free, however, if I apply pressure to an area about 2 to 3 inches above my inner ankle bone, this causes considerable pain. I used to pretty much run on my forefoot ( no heel contact at all), but since the last month have been trying to improve my form and cadence ( I now land on the midfoot and do let my heel rest as well, and I manage a cadence of about 180), but the pain persists. I don't want to have to take a break from running yet. I only do a 5k around 4 days a week.would appreciate your thoughts on what this could be.<br />Thanks.Vashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05435346059222319067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-71537462099968733182016-09-11T13:00:33.198+08:002016-09-11T13:00:33.198+08:00I need to assess you to be sure but the shin bone ...I need to assess you to be sure but the shin bone is fairly strong and probably will not fracture easily.Your pain is probably the impact that is absorbed by your shin while landing. <br /><br />However you need to get it checked to treat the cause of it. Hope this helps.Gino Nghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822889264049507077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-73194701051098064622016-09-05T14:04:10.457+08:002016-09-05T14:04:10.457+08:00Hello,
I dont know if you will still respond to t...Hello,<br /><br />I dont know if you will still respond to this. But I have tenderness and bumpy shins. I weightlift a lot and play basketball, whenever I play basketball and take off with all my power I get sharp pain in my shin, this usually happens when i jump off one foot. This is not normal, but I am overweight and weigh 260lb at 5'9. Will my shin bone break if i continue to play basketball like this? I only play 1-2 a week. Workout legs 3 times. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12443841069252406283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-23157649676408202252014-03-26T04:11:19.137+08:002014-03-26T04:11:19.137+08:00Hello, I am an active 27 year old runner and have ...Hello, I am an active 27 year old runner and have been experiencing a severe pain in my lower left leg for about a year now. The pain is in the front of my shin, halfway between my ankle and my knee. I first thought the pain was caused from a chair at work that I would continuously hit my leg on which never bruised but felt awful to touch. I made a conscious effort at work and have not hit my leg in more than 10 months but the pain has never subsided and have assumed that the chairs were not the cause of my pain. I know what a shin splint is and this is definitely not. I force myself to do lower impact cardio every other day instead of running every day and the pain is still severe on days that I run. While I am running it is not TOO bad, but I can sense that I am subconsciously favoring my left leg. After a run I am in pain but it is tolerable, however, later that day/night and the following day, the pain is severe (I would rate to an 8/9 out of 10) and my leg is so tender that the gentle touch of my cat rubbing against my leg causes me to shout and whimper in pain. Even when my husband moves his leg against mine it AUTOMATICALLY causes me to cry. I know it sounds so pathetic but I cannot even pretend that it doesn't hurt. I have gone to see my Dr. and had an x-ray done and it came back negative (whatever that means). There is no swelling or bruising in my leg and has remained in the same location the entire time. I don't know what else to do and I feel like my Dr. does not believe how painful it really is. <br /><br />What are your thoughts? What would you recommend my next step be? Thank you SO much for taking the time!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925833402309706829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-67424296580547268762014-03-20T02:50:26.541+08:002014-03-20T02:50:26.541+08:00it is likely to crack. This normally occurs in hea...it is likely to crack. This normally occurs in healthy and fit individuals who subject their body to excess physical activities. This kind of <a href="http://metatarsalstressfracture.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">fracture</a> is normally experienced by sportspersons and military recruits who engage in physical activities for long periods of time. They develop a stress fracture that leads to foot pain. The second situation is where people have extremely weak bones. This commonly affects women with osteoporosis.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247891537432438237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-67845381340594077432014-02-26T21:58:40.309+08:002014-02-26T21:58:40.309+08:00Hi Cory,
land on your whole foot is better, not o...Hi Cory,<br /><br />land on your whole foot is better, not on your toes.Gino Nghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822889264049507077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-48993846236526553372014-02-26T03:15:38.598+08:002014-02-26T03:15:38.598+08:00Hey Gino. So I feel like I may have had (and still...Hey Gino. So I feel like I may have had (and still have) shin splints for a long time. I have this dull aching pain in about the middle of the inside of my shin bones. (both legs). I'm wondering what the cause is, because I've converted to being a toe striker, which I'm in love with now, although I used to heal strike. When running down stairs however I've always done toe first. Can you get shin splints from running properly? I've read Born To Run and watched many youtube videos so I'm 100% certain my form is correct. Also, I usually run down to the college everyday, and I run down these very long stairs. could the constant impact every other day even from toe first be causing my pain? Again, I've basically had this for months. What's your suggestions? I hate the though of not running but I feel like that's what you'll tell me :/ Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401505500055083913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-87539144435236911382013-10-29T05:41:13.317+08:002013-10-29T05:41:13.317+08:00Hello,
Within the past week and a half I have deve...Hello,<br />Within the past week and a half I have developed a pain on the inside portion of my left tibia about midway up. It doesn't hurt much when I am running, but during the day when I walk downhill or downstairs I feel pain--also, when I press on the spot. I currently run 3 miles 6 days a week on asphalt. I have run for years and have not ramped up my mileage or anything. However, I never used to run on asphalt before March 2013. Also, I overpronate and wear posted running shoes. I'm 135lbs and 5'6". I know I should probably take a rest from running, but I want to keep in running shape. I am scheduled to attend the Police Academy in January. They conduct a military style boot camp and I DO NOT want to have a stress fracture. If I already have one, I want it to be healed in time. Please give me some advice on what I should do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-43297859460321948872013-10-16T23:18:40.264+08:002013-10-16T23:18:40.264+08:00Have a look at some of the comments above about tr...Have a look at some of the comments above about treating the cause of your shin pain and not just treating pain.Gino Nghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822889264049507077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-88814162446859392282013-10-09T12:30:19.919+08:002013-10-09T12:30:19.919+08:00Hello, I have been running in cross country for al...Hello, I have been running in cross country for almost three months now, and have been having pain on both of my shins. My left started earlier and feels better while walking, but my right still hurts a lot while walking and training. When I walk down the stairs, it starts shaking and cant bend and move forward. Also in the back of my right thigh hurts, but the stretching of the hamstring doesn't do any good. I dont know what they are or what i should do. Could you help me please?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-36710338931516797782013-05-08T22:35:22.883+08:002013-05-08T22:35:22.883+08:00Have email you, Paul.Have email you, Paul.Gino Nghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822889264049507077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-13265196613874381222013-04-25T03:40:04.693+08:002013-04-25T03:40:04.693+08:00Hi Gino,
I am a 32 year old male who started runn...Hi Gino,<br /><br />I am a 32 year old male who started running seriously just last year. I trained up to 20 miles but stopped most of my running when it got to be winter. I have just started back up and worked up to 10 miles over a period of a month and a half. I am having pain now in the inside of my left leg about 6" up from my ankle. I can feel a spot which is roughly an inch in diameter if I feel along the inside of my posterior tibia which is the source of the pain. At this point it has been just under a week and the pain seems worse now then it was the first day. It is not unbearable but I am "feeling" it most of the time. Also, I am having pain which shoots up my shin towards my knee and also wraps around to my calf and my ankle. I do not have insurance so I am just wresting it by not running. I am trying to figure out if I should go get an x-ray as it could be a stress fracture - or just give it some more time before I go seek medical attention. I have been icing it at night. Any advice you might offer up would be very much appreciated. You could email me directly:<br /><br />paul.meco@gmail.com<br /><br />Thank you<br /><br />Paul Mecomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18029998322599009798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-59016208187453191132013-03-31T06:47:42.104+08:002013-03-31T06:47:42.104+08:00Hello,
I am in high school and recently joined tr...Hello,<br /><br />I am in high school and recently joined track after many years of dancing ballet. I started running track in January and was doing pretty well (or so I thought) and I had shin splints on and off, I'd ice them and there was not too much pain but then after maybe 3 weeks with zero pain they came back only on my left leg and bad! A million times worse than before and I've been resting my leg for about 3 weeks now and I'd love to get back to running but my left leg still really hurts! Even when I walk and try and jump on it. My coach says my stride is kind of short compared to what it could be and also that my posture when I run is too straight so I take too many extra steps. Also, I have never ran before this year, never this intense and I probably did too much too soon? I just wanted another opinion because maybe I have a stress fracture I don't know if I should be concerned that after 3 weeks of rest it still hurts like this? Anyway, thank you so much for posting this, it was quite informative. Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-16519305854706640192013-03-30T22:44:12.003+08:002013-03-30T22:44:12.003+08:00Have emailed you Esther.Have emailed you Esther.Gino Nghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822889264049507077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-84840618080206729072013-03-25T16:41:49.814+08:002013-03-25T16:41:49.814+08:00Hi Gino,
thank you for ur informative post!:) wou...Hi Gino,<br /><br />thank you for ur informative post!:) would like to consult u on whether my injury is a shin splint or a stress fracture?<br /><br />the pain I'm feeling on the side of the tibia bone sometimes at the upper 2/5 of my leg( measuring frm the knee to the ankle). sometimes it hurts while walking but sometimes it don't hurt at all. the pain is localized on one area & when I press the bone of the affected area, it hurts badly. At first, I could still run but after a week of the pain, I cannot run now anymore as the pain is quite bad the moment I run. <br /><br />with regards to this, I have a few other burning qns that I hope u can enlighten me with as I really need to get back to running ASAP. <br /><br />1) how long do I need to recover (I.e: to completely stay away from running)<br /><br />2) to still work out without running, can I do brisk walks/ elliptical trainer/ swimming?<br /><br />3) how should I treat this myself because I do not have the financial means to visit a doctor.<br /><br />4) how can I prevent future relapses & when recovered, how shld I ease myself back to running?<br /><br />here's my email address: shimin249@gmail.com<br />thank you! (: <br /><br />Regards,<br />Esther Esthernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-31146810688008190842013-03-13T11:23:14.927+08:002013-03-13T11:23:14.927+08:00HI Gino,
I'm also a track runner who last yea...HI Gino,<br /><br />I'm also a track runner who last year got a stress fracture and had to sit out most of the track season until MAC which is the last race of the season. the stress fracture was in my left shin towards the front. after i fully healed i took the entire year off and didn't do cross county to try and fully heal for track. i started doing everything i could to be fully prepared for when the season came. i started getting my neck adjusted with the treatment called nunca. later the doctors discovered my hips were uneven by half an inch but since ive been getting adjusted they are even. I also got new shoes that fit my body bcause i have extremely flat feet so i have arch inserts in my running shoes. and i did a program called acceleration to get me in shape a few weeks before track started. now track has been going on for 5 weeks and outdoor seasons about to start. ive been extremely careful not to pound my feet on the indoor floor and to ice after every practice. ive also been taking epsomsalt baths. but just yesterday i got done running 4 150s at 80 percent and where my stress fracture was killled! you could hardly touch it without it hurting. so i iced it and even a couple hours later the pain was very dulled. today i took the day off and use the elliptical but it hardly hurts just if i put a fair amount of pressure on it... is this just my leg remembering the pain? or is it my stress fracture coming back? i cant decide if i should be worrying or not..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-34643468682212339432013-03-07T06:48:09.804+08:002013-03-07T06:48:09.804+08:00Hi, I am a track runner in high school. During the...Hi, I am a track runner in high school. During the indoor track season, I am pretty sure I had shin splints and they were pretty bad because I wasn't used to running to the extent that we did at practice. We also ran insidee on the hard floor so that could have been part of it too. I thought I could power through the pain, but towards the end of the season, this bump of bone on the inside of my shin developed. It is very painful to the touch, and is a localized area. Very painful to run on, and the pain stays constant throughout the running. When I am not running, it is a dull ache, but only in the small area where the bump is. Walking, going up stairs, and jumping hurts very bad, all in the spot where the bump is. I does not feel muscular, it feels like it is bone. The outdoor track season just started and I am worried I might have a stress fracture or shin splints? I need to know asap because the pain is really bad, but I don't want to have to sit the season out!<br />Thanks for the help<br />-nervousrunnerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-45072627064515176482013-02-18T12:59:48.148+08:002013-02-18T12:59:48.148+08:00Hi,
I had just started training for a half marath...Hi,<br /><br />I had just started training for a half marathon after taking to months of when my shin started hurting. It was probably from over training because I was running everyday on sore legs. I don't know if this would matter but there was about a half inch of packed snow on the road I was running on the day I started feeling the pain. After the run I felt the pain when I put any extra weight on my leg. It hurt bad when I tried to run, a little when I held my son, and I had no pain when I walked. Over the past two weeks the pain has pretty much gone away but I still feel something there when I put weight on my leg. I have not tried to jog more than 50 yards and that was today. I feel it in one spot. If anything it is more horizontal. I read that pain more like to be a stress fracture but would the pain from a stress fracture go away this fast with no running?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-34747486482835868972013-01-10T23:27:50.767+08:002013-01-10T23:27:50.767+08:00Can be 2-6 weeks depending on what you do.Please r...Can be 2-6 weeks depending on what you do.Please read some of the above comments. <br /><br />Try taking smaller steps while running. Kinesio taping can help alleviate some of the pain, but you want to treat what is causing your pain.<br /><br />Take smaller strides but at a faster cadence. Please have a look at Pain Free Running (http://weloverunning.blogspot.com/2009/03/pain-free-running.html) on March 17.<br /><br />Will need to ice the area to help with the pain.<br />Gino Nghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822889264049507077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-7546770381461450792013-01-10T23:25:30.658+08:002013-01-10T23:25:30.658+08:00Have a look at some of the comments above Julia.
...Have a look at some of the comments above Julia. <br />Need you to check to see if you land on your heels when you run. <br /><br />If you do, that is not good as you will then pronate which means stress along your shin (tibialis posterior muscle), knee and ITB (vastus lateralis -or outer thigh muscle). <br /><br />After landing on your heels, you will then have what I will call "foot flat" which will cause you to pronate leading to the above chain of events that I mentioned. That causes your shin pain.<br /><br />So you need to treat the cause, icing, changing shoes, orthotics etc will only treat the pain, and not treat what is causing the pain.<br /><br />Please also have a look at Pain Free Running (http://weloverunning.blogspot.com/2009/03/pain-free-running.html) on March 17 and Do High Tech Running Shoes Work (http://weloverunning.blogspot.com/2009/03/do-high-tech-running-shoes-work.html) on March 14.<br /><br />To maintain your fitness, you can do deep water running as well<br />http://weloverunning.blogspot.com/2009/04/aqua-based-rehabilitation-deep-water.html.<br /><br />Hope this helps. Take care.Gino Nghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822889264049507077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468644079235991563.post-26557337153379366422013-01-10T13:39:40.527+08:002013-01-10T13:39:40.527+08:00Hello!
I have always had problems with shin splint...Hello!<br />I have always had problems with shin splints, but they usually come and go in spurts. I am currently training for a half marathon in march and I am worried I won't be able to do it because the pain in my shins has worsened tremendously. After running 5mi today, the pain in my tibia was so bad I could hardly hold myself up to walk. The most severe pain occurs when I flex and the pain shoots up all the way to my hip. Hopefully Im not beating a dead horse on this blog, but any insight/advice would be much appreciated.<br />JuliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com