Shin muscle?

MrNundy

Hey people.

Just got back from gym and done my usual run, including stretching and warming up. For the first time ever I had to stop and move away from cardio due to a pain in my shin. It felt really tight like someone put a metal bar between my bone and skin. I have heard of a pulled calf but not a pulled shin!

Is there a muscle there which can be pulled? Any suggestion's on any stretches to warm this part of the body up as ill be back out running tomorrow and don't want this to be a problem.

Thanks.
Kris.

AllanMisner

There is a muscle there that can tighten up (not quite like a cramp, but painful enough to make you stop). I deal with this when I do jumprope, etc. Get a lacrosse ball and ‘smash’ out the the area (self-myofacial release). Roll the ball across the muscle with some pressure. When you hit a pain point, hold that pressure until the muscle releases (stops hurting), then roll looking for additional pain points.

I do this before (and sometimes after) any jumping, running or walking.

You will also want to make sure you’re getting plenty of water as dehydration can also cause this.

Stevie_PB

Shin splints maybe? It is actually as described the muscle pulling away from the bone. Google it for warm up exercises

kristinegift

There are actually a lot of muscles/tendons that run across that area that you can potentially strain/injure. Take a day to rest/ice and look up some shin splint exercises. Those should work well, but if they don't, do some googling about leg anatomy and see if you can pinpoint the issue (I only say this because I thought I had shin splints, but really I'm having issues from an overused big toe extendor tendon; oops!).

kpw818

I get tightness in my left anterior tibialis muscle (runs right down the front of the leg and a bit to the left of the bone on canted sidewalks and hills occasionally. I do anterior tibialis strengthening, but I mostly just foam roll the crap out of that thing. I highly recommend it.