Hi mfp's,
I need help from you great runners and walkers out there. I love to walk and would run but everytime I try to run my shins just kill me. And, I mean this happens after the first few steps running not after I injure myself.
I have tried various stretches, I have changed shoes, I am out of ideas.
Do I just keep running and run through the pain? I don't want to injure myself but I really want to get into running. It has been years since I ran.
Would love any comments, suggestions or just a good laugh:laugh:
thanks!:flowerforyou:
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I need help from you great runners and walkers out there. I love to walk and would run but everytime I try to run my shins just kill me. And, I mean this happens after the first few steps running not after I injure myself.
I have tried various stretches, I have changed shoes, I am out of ideas.
Do I just keep running and run through the pain? I don't want to injure myself but I really want to get into running. It has been years since I ran.
Would love any comments, suggestions or just a good laugh:laugh:
thanks!:flowerforyou:
Well since you'be tried everything...do you know if you have flat feet...you may need a shoe that has more arch support or some inserts. I would cold pack your shins after the splints occur. I know it hurts but stretching it out is the best way, honestly!!
Hope this helps! Oh, and if you can take ibuprofen (Advil), that can help too as it's an antiinflammatory.
shin splints have various causes, but one of the most common ones is a weak core (I know, crazy but it's true). Most of your larger leg muscle groups connect at the hip flexors, groin, or lower back. If your core or upper legs are weak, they are going to put more stress on your smaller muscle and tendon groups.
work out your core and use shin straps to help keep the muscle immoble while you walk (there are straps out there that wrap around the lower knee, and keep the muscles in the lower leg more immoble and keep them from pulling on the bone, which is the cause of shin splints), you should be able to find them at CVS or Wallgreens.
Working your core, and stretching your whole body before walking and after walking will help, and don't walk through the pain, if you feel it, slow down or stop until it goes away. Icing the area after will help as well. If after a month or so of strengthening your core and upper legs, icing, and immobilization doesn't work, you may need the help of an exercise physiologist or physical therapist, don't hesitate, they can usually isolate and solve the problem pretty quickly.
Best of luck