Shin Splints

[king 11,984]

I've suffered from them for as long as I can remember.and the last few weeks I've started to put the miles in walking the mountains in my valley.

but my shins hurt so much that I've got to keep stopping and it's getting annoying as my calf's and lungs feel good and I want to keep on walking.ive tried loosening my boot laces which helps a little bit.does anyone else suffer from them and is there a way to deal with them.ie stretching or cold water after walking or deep heat etc.

Cheers king.

[flipbull 1,139]

Some morphine mate, you won't need to walk, you will be floating

[matt1979 766]

Stretching will help a little but it's usually inflammation of the muscle lining (fascia) and usually the tib anterior muscle which isn't easy to stretch. Google tibialis anterior stretch for info. Seen a fair bit of it on marches in the military , anti inflammatories will help but the only thing i have seen which seemed to solved it long term was change of footwear or insole. I would invest in a good gel insole from one of these sports shops made to measure or just keep trying different types to start with then invest atb

Edited December 13, 2015 by matt1979

[FUJI 17,328]

When i 1st started walking the fells & mountains i suffered from them real bad but i just kept my head down and battled on regardless, i truthfully cant remember how long it was until i was free of pain from the shin splints but it did eventually stop and ive not suffered from them for years now..ive other ailments now like my knees,hips and back to contend with lmao..keep on keeping on buddy

[J Darcy 5,871]

  On 13/12/2015 at 08:32, FUJI said:

When i 1st started walking the fells & mountains i suffered from them real bad but i just kept my head down and battled on regardless, i truthfully cant remember how long it was until i was free of pain from the shin splints but it did eventually stop and ive not suffered from them for years now..ive other ailments now like my knees,hips and back to contend with lmao..keep on keeping on buddy

And being old and fat! :D

[DEERMAN 1,020]

With shin splits try slowing the pace down a bit for a while what you walk at ,also changing your boots or footwear may help failing this

 

Just try manning up Pain is just weakness trying to leave your body .....HaHaHa !!!!

Edited December 13, 2015 by DEERMAN

[bunnyboiler 1,054]

The only way to get through shin splints is to keep going it could take 1 month it could take 12 depends how severe it is it took me 2 months when I started skipping at the local boxing the local trainer an old boy has said he's seen it a hundred times before and gave everyone the same advice and that was to go through it ?

[king 11,984]

  On 13/12/2015 at 07:35, matt1979 said:

Stretching will help a little but it's usually inflammation of the muscle lining (fascia) and usually the tib anterior muscle which isn't easy to stretch. Google tibialis anterior stretch for info. Seen a fair bit of it on marches in the military , anti inflammatories will help but the only thing i have seen which seemed to solved it long term was change of footwear or insole. I would invest in a good gel insole from one of these sports shops made to measure or just keep trying different types to start with then invest atb

I will look into getting some of them gel insoles matt.i do get them Wether wearing trainers wheelies or boots.but thinking about it.they are worse when I'm wearing trainers.

@ Fuji yea I will just trying pushing on mate.its very annoying though when you want to keep racking the miles up.

@ deer man I've tried manning up mate lol.but my shins just kind of lock up and go super stiff and get loads of strong pain.

[king 11,984]

  On 13/12/2015 at 08:48, bunnyboiler said:

The only way to get through shin splints is to keep going it could take 1 month it could take 12 depends how severe it is it took me 2 months when I started skipping at the local boxing the local trainer an old boy has said he's seen it a hundred times before and gave everyone the same advice and that was to go through it

I will see if I can go through it then.ive allways stopped but I will see how bad it gets when not stopping cheers king.

[paulsmithy83 567]

I get em bad if i dont do my exercises. I was told by a marathon runner to use a tennis ball under your foot apply pressure and sort of massage your foot with the tennis ball. As long i do this twice a week i never get em if i dont its like people smashing base ball bats off me shins. No idea why do that to the foot to help the shins but it does work. Loads of vids on youtube aswell about it

[paulsmithy83 567]

  On 13/12/2015 at 08:48, bunnyboiler said:

The only way to get through shin splints is to keep going it could take 1 month it could take 12 depends how severe it is it took me 2 months when I started skipping at the local boxing the local trainer an old boy has said he's seen it a hundred times before and gave everyone the same advice and that was to go through it ?

if you have servere shin splints and push through it can lead to stress fractures well multiple stress fractures. Its well known in marathon runners. They never advises them to push through it ????

[bunnyboiler 1,054]

^ not many marathon runners on here mate ?

[king 11,984]

  On 13/12/2015 at 10:48, paulsmithy83 said:

I get em bad if i dont do my exercises. I was told by a marathon runner to use a tennis ball under your foot apply pressure and sort of massage your foot with the tennis ball. As long i do this twice a week i never get em if i dont its like people smashing base ball bats off me shins. No idea why do that to the foot to help the shins but it does work. Loads of vids on youtube aswell about it

Cheers Paul I will have a look on YouTube.i will try anything to help ease the pain.

[socks 32,253]

Nearly everybody gets them in the army when you first join and used to tabbing long distances in boots carrying weight etc ... There is no miracle cure other than push through ... The more you do the easier it becomes until one day you don't get shin splints anymore........

[bunnyboiler 1,054]

You fancy a night out lamping ?Yeah we will have to gate lamp though my shin splints are killing me ?

 

 

 

 

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