Anyone dealt with shin splints of the bone variety (not the type where your muscles get super tight)? I've had shin splints for like 3 years and usually take 1 or 2 month breaks but they always come back once I start running again
Anyone dealt with shin splints of the bone variety (not the type where your muscles get super tight)...
Henry Garcia
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Joseph Evans
wrong thread
Andrew Hill
Sorry, misscllicked
Nathaniel Mitchell
I haven't had them that bad personally, but I've heard that acupuncture has about a 50% success rate for solving shin splints like this. Usually it's very cheap, too, so might be worth checking out even if you think (like I do) that it's total fucking bullshit.
Alternatively try a longer break. You might have a legit stress fracture, in which case 1-2 months might not be enough time to heal and you'd want to look at more like 6 months of rest.
Have you seen a doctor or had an X-ray?
Jackson Wilson
>get compression socks
>check your running shoes
>take 2 weeks off running
>use the eliptical during those two weeks
>after the two weeks try an easy 2 or 3 mile run to see how you feel
go from there
Charles Gray
>get compression socks
I got them once and they made the pain start earlier, I think the source is microtears in the tibia
>shoes
got new ones will minimal cushion last semester, not sure how good they are because I also experienced muscular splints with them
>elliptical
always found these awkward so I never used them much, what kind of workout should I do to prime going into running
Jaxon Cook
how do your feet land when to take a stride? you could be heel striking.
Ian Evans
I've done everything exclusively at some point, heel, ball, and mid
Jose Fisher
i dont know then. i injuried myself once because i didnt gradually increase my intensity and distance. i always take the day off before my long run then only do 4.5 miles thevday following. the rest of week i am either runing 5.5 or 6.5 miles per day.
James Parker
Stretch calves, mobilise ankle joints
Lucas Adams
I think i'm in the same boat, OP. I get posterior shin splints on my left leg only no matter how much rest or stretches I do. If I really push through the pain it seems like the actual bone itself is getting problems. I'm starting to suspect my entire left side slouches (from my upper back down to my foot) and that it's given me bad posture that is terrible to run with. I'm gonna start trying hip exercises and glute strengthening exercises and see if that fixes anything. I've already started doing facepulls and feel like my shoulders are actually level.
Ryan Gonzalez
>facepulls
good
William Lopez
useful resource: runningwritings.com
suggestions:
>slow down
>strengthen calves
>vary surfaces (trails, grass, pavement)
Connor Diaz
>I've had shin splints for like 3 years
might as well go to a doctor.
Luke Nguyen
have, bone scans and MRIs are expensive
Hudson Rodriguez
just a common xray will help
make sure you don't have some tumor or cyst
Christian Martinez
OP if you've had shin splints for 3 years you're actually stupid for not looking for solutions.
1. Glucosamine / Chondratine, it might have to do with your tendons.
2. Calcium, it might have to do with your bones
3. Boswellia, it might have to do with inflammation of the joints or bones
4. A roller to roll out the shin muscles, the sheathe wrapping your muscles may be super tight and bunched up.
You could buy all of those together for about $50. Jesus I couldn't imagine living with shin splints for 3 years, you walk literally everyday and kills your cardio options.
Ryder Kelly
>tendons
never heard this from any doctors or online advice
>calcium
I've taken calcium supplements with vitamin D, didn't help after like a whole summer so I haven't kept up, plus I've heard calcium pills aren't that great (???)
>boswellia
never heard this will look into I guess
>roller
have rolled and iced but only when the muscle itself was sore, not if it's just by tibia
to give a better idea, the pain feels a bit like if I were to lay down on my side and have someone stand on my leg
Kevin Martin
I'm not OP, but to be fair I had tibial stress fractures that didn't respond to any of those things
most drastic measures were probably getting insurance to pay for an exogen bone stim unit (not sheriff this did anything) and pinning bpc-157 (not sheriff this did anything either) as well as several periods of being essentially sedentary; not sure what finally worked.
(though it may be worth aggressively negotiating with your doctor or insurance; if your primary care guy won't get you an MRI or bone scan nag him for a referral to a sports ortho, etc. if you're flat-out uninsured this may not be on the table.)
Jaxson Flores
as far as possibly bullshit supplement cures go, I will say that hydrolyzed collagen is pretty cheap and per examine dot com its component peptides play a role in the differentiation of osteoblasts. might be worth a try.
Christopher Davis
I just ran through the pain and it stopped for running.
I took up boxing and tried to train through the pain. The pain got so bad it felt like the muscle was tearing itself off my shin.
Is there any solution other than time off for it to heal? This sucks, I'm back to just lifting.
Jackson Ramirez
No ice r-tard, ice makes your tissues contract defensively.
Juan Evans
if it's really a microfracture it still should have healed within the 3 years unless OP was repeatedly stressing it by jumping or something.
>never heard this from doctors or online advice
tendons are what's attached to your bones from your muscles, it has a lot to do with shin splints
medlineplus.gov
>The pain of shin splints is from the inflammation of the muscles, tendons, and bone tissue around your shin.
Eli Carter
I have been running for the last 3 years, no choice not to (military)
I know what tendons are lol
Nathan Cooper
>I have been running for the last 3 years, no choice not to (military)
that's unfortunate
then an injury might be there
Juan Turner
>if it's really a microfracture it still should have healed within the 3 years unless OP was repeatedly stressing it by jumping or something.
the relevant behavioral cycle might be a sequence of 6 weeks off (per most recommendations), come back too soon, reinjure, 6 weeks off, etc. it adds up fast. it may also be the case that cutting out running is not enough and OP also needs to spend less time on his feet generally for 6-8 weeks. again, sucks, and seems odd, but I've been there.
>tendons are what's attached to your bones from your muscles, it has a lot to do with shin splints
unlikely; see runningwritings.com
Josiah Roberts
do you think squats are out of the question for healing? I usually don't experience pain when squatting, atleast not in my shins lol but I have once or so. I plan on focusing a lot of legs right now to strengthen them and build bone density.
Leo Garcia
I don't know. In theory, it shouldn't be a big deal. In practice, if this has been bothering you for three years, it might be worth not squatting for a few weeks and seeing if you notice any improvement. You may want to take up swimming and/or cycling for a spell.
Now I think about it, how sure are you that this is a bone issue and not compartment syndrome?
Blake Rodriguez
I use to have this problem Op when i girst started running. I was 248 and i had too much weight and it was alot of pressure for my legs. Does the bone feel like its literally gonna break? Cause thats what i felt. I would run a mile before working out. Went home next day wanted to run on the tready milly and it was just too painful. After losing 20 pounds the problem went away. Im currently 216 and i can run easy peezy. If youre already skinny then you need to see the doctor. I suggest losing weight first
Julian Williams
Go see a podiatrist and get your gait analysed. When I got some orthotics my shin splints/stress fractures went away
Hudson Anderson
This happened to me when I started working out, but went away completely once I pushed through the pain and just kept jogging/running.
Juan Taylor
One of the most painful things I've ever dealt with.