Shin splints

LOL

Shin splints are common for running on concrete and asphalt. You need to correct your form and it will reduce the shock to your anterior tibia.

shin splints are cause from excessive force cause little breaks in the tibia bone.

Caused by stomping on the ground with poor running form and is tons of micro fractures (bone breaking in very small places)

this creates painful sensations along the front of the leg below the knee joint. Or rather called the anterior tibia.



Treatment as a massage therapist, Rest and ice the foot. I would try to correct running form and greatly lighten the impact of your feet hitting the ground. This makes your running performance greater and also no micro-fractures (shin splints).


For massaging the area, It is not contraindicated unless the pain is unbearable to touch. You can massage the muscles around the tibia while the leg is elevated.


Stretches that are good, dorsiflexion and planter flexion of the ankle, which is just moving your foot up vertically up and down in medical terms.


remember to ice it

See, I'm the exact opposite. I can run outside for an hour straight, whereas other people get shin splints more from running on the pavement, but I'll get them after 10-15 minutes on the treadmill.

thank you sir


weird lol. i use to jog about 7 miles almost daily on treadmill a few years ago.

Shin splints... Ice them and stretch/roll out your calfs at night and then just keep running eventually one day you'll realize you don't have shin splints anymoee

cool, thanks man. i'll do that every night

walk it off

nick in charge of giving bad advice lol

stretching not really necessary at all, but if you must do it before a run it's best to warm up by slowly jogging for 15-20 minutes and perform dynamic stretches such as strides, butt kickers, high knees, etc.

you likely are getting shin splints because of your running form or doing too much too soon. shorten your stride so you are landing midfoot. for shoes, the heavier you are the more shoe you need generally speaking. check out roadrunnersports for shoes, if you are heavier and havent been running long you will probably need a stability shoe. once youve been running for a while, you should train in neutral shoes and race in performance neutral. i never recommend toe shoes, minimalist shoes because they promote a poor running form unless you are using them for speedwork/sprinting/barefoot grass sprints for safety etc or reddit hobby joggers who read born to run


This post was edited by terry on Apr 23 2015 07:39pm