Shin splints

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Sweettart
Sweettart Posts: 1,331 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
When I am walking on my treadmill on an incline and sometimes when I am running but mostly when I'm walking on an incline I get shin splints and I was wondering if this happens to you and how did you fix them?

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  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,331 Member
    bump, i started hiit training and my shins are kinda achy
  • ncwingnut71
    ncwingnut71 Posts: 292 Member
    Try to focus on pushing off with your toes. I went to a running store and was fitted for a pair of shoes and they did a gait analysis on me. They didn't see anything blaring when I walked on the treadmill that would be causing the shin splints I have been having, other than I tend to be heavy on my heels. Pushing off with the toes has helped a lot with the splints.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    I'd agree with wingnut.
    First get fitted for good shoes (expensive but essential) then check your gait. You should be landing on the ball of your foot and rolling forward onto your toes then push off. Don't land on your heel.
  • Jessicapages
    Jessicapages Posts: 427
    I had this problem with Turbo Fire...I took 3 days off then just worked passed the pain.In about 2 weeks my shin splints were gone.
  • jkleman79
    jkleman79 Posts: 706 Member
    First off shin splints are mainly because your calf muscles are to short...you need to stretch them really good on a regular basis. The calf pulls so hard on the bone that it causes your shin bone to actually flex forward like a bow and arrow. Then the periosteum that holds the muscle to the bone actually tears which is the pain you are feeling. So massage the muscle towards the bone on the front of your leg for one pulling it back where it wants to be and keep stretching those calf muscles. Tried to use all laymans terms so it made sense to everyone. Foam rollers are our friends!! =0)
  • Sweettart
    Sweettart Posts: 1,331 Member
    Thx for all the tips!
  • AZTrailRunner
    AZTrailRunner Posts: 1,199 Member
    - get good shoes (for your running gate)
    - decrease speed, frequency, & distance until they are healed
    - ice packs after your run
    - walk around on your heels (toes in the air) for a few minutes each day
    - stretch, stretch, stretch those calves after each run
    - choose softer running surfaces until they are better
    - Ibuprofen is your friend.

    :smile:
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