What do shin splints feel like? - Health + Injury

Puffing Bertie

17/03/2006 at 16:23

Stumpy2

17/03/2006 at 17:11

afternoon, PB, haven't spoken in, ooooooh, minutes!

shin splints is kind of a catch all term that encompasses more or less any shin pain.......

Puffing Bertie

17/03/2006 at 17:15

Hi jet setting friend!

so how do i know when i should stop and rest or just carry on?

see i'm so stupid i would just put up with the pain and run anyway, then probably wish i hadnt later!

however if i can run with a pain surely it cant be that bad IMHO

Stumpy2

17/03/2006 at 17:22

have you seen this article?
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?UAN=234

does this sound like what you are feeling?

I had them exactly as this description and tried to run through it. biiiiiiiig mistake. before long it was pain all the time and I couldn't walk without limping for about 6 weeks and couldn't run for 6 months. and even now years later I can't run more than about 3 or 4 times a week or they come back. sigh.

think there was an article in RW a couple of months ago about how to tell the diff between different injuries and what to do....

it's horrid though. so disheartening.

Stumpy2

17/03/2006 at 17:24

gotta go....

you around tomorrow morning?

Puffing Bertie

17/03/2006 at 17:35

yes :-)

see you then

Puffing Bertie

22/03/2006 at 08:08

I know it sounds silly but........... can you hop when you have shin splints?

Stuart Mackinnon

22/03/2006 at 08:40

I used to skip a lot as part of my martial arts training and it gave me terrible shin splints in the end so i stopped. So in answer to your question, yes - you probably will feel pain if you 'hop'.

Dustboy

pirate

22/03/2006 at 22:50

Well, you could have asked me. Not gonna tell you how to fix them now. I can show you if you have them though (frequent shin splinters know what comes next!!! LOL)

Puffing Bertie

23/03/2006 at 15:32

wot comes next then?

tell me dont be mean :-(

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