Chin Splints suck!

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kna_memory
kna_memory Posts: 4
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I started my daily walking and jogging a couple weeks ago and i noticed my chin bone(from my foot to my knees) were achy and sore All the time.Well i found out its chin splints( can BING it).I guess I should not go walking in my two year flip flops.I just recently started feeling less achy. I got new running shoes but im afraid this will happen again.
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  • weightloss06
    weightloss06 Posts: 80
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    I went through the same thing and yeah they do suck! My doctor told me good shoes and don't run or walk on uneven surfaces eg the side of the road. I now walk/run on a treadmill and I don't get them at all. Good luck!!!
  • busywaterbending
    busywaterbending Posts: 844 Member
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    shin splints *ftfy*

    can be many things including vertical fracture of the shin bones, to stressed and tight shin muscles and ligaments.

    Stretching and proper range of motion, with rest and foot/arch support helps prevent this. As does getting in shape safely. Stop running and get well soon.
  • voluptuous_veggie
    voluptuous_veggie Posts: 476 Member
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    Are you running on your face?
  • mandasimba
    mandasimba Posts: 782 Member
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    I think you're doing it wrong if your chin hurts :p (darn, vegg beat me to it)


    Make sure you warm up and stretch really good before, as well as stretch after really good after. Here are some examples of calf stretches
    http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-241-287--8969-0,00.html
    http://theflexibilitycoach.com/Articles/8_10_Ways_to_Stretch_Tight_Calf_Muscles.htm

    Also, check out how your feet are. Either by a doctor or if you are in the US, Dr. Scholls has a little kiosk that can help you find an insole. I have high arches and can't go anywhere without a good additional arch support in my shoe.
  • abbysmommy7
    abbysmommy7 Posts: 211 Member
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    I have to be honest.... I opened this because I was like "chin splints" this outta be funny, whats that about?! Then I read
    "bone(from my foot to my knees) were achy and sore" and realized you meant Shin.
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
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    Are you running on your face?

    LOL
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
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    Are you running on your face?
    No, she's trying to prop UP her face...
  • ASUAlumniMamaof2
    ASUAlumniMamaof2 Posts: 36
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    Are you running on your face?

    LOL... that really made me laugh out loud.
  • jenny95662
    jenny95662 Posts: 997 Member
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    Are you running on your face?

    hehehehehehehe i was thinking same thing
  • jenny95662
    jenny95662 Posts: 997 Member
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    Are you running on your face?

    LOL... that really made me laugh out loud.

    me too lol
  • crzyone
    crzyone Posts: 872 Member
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    Man, I thought this was going to help me get rid of my double chin!!!
  • RippedNShredded
    RippedNShredded Posts: 30
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    I used to suffer from shin splints. i'm shin splint free and running a marathon next week.

    1. get fit for a proper shoe.
    2. slow down
    3. work on your foot strike.
  • healthybabs
    healthybabs Posts: 600 Member
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    Man, I thought this was going to help me get rid of my double chin!!!

    My thought exactly!
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
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    The title of this post made me literally laugh out loud as I pondered how a person would get "chin" splints.
  • RippedNShredded
    RippedNShredded Posts: 30
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    One of my treadmill runs, working on midfoot strike.
    Also have a few behind shots.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIIPBfYiy4I
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
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    you mean like the thing Jacob Marley wraps around his head to keep his bottom jaw from coming off in the Christmas Carol movies? :huh: :noway:

    No, that would be a shin splint. :laugh:
  • sdwelk11
    sdwelk11 Posts: 825
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    Are you running on your face?

    LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!! I was thinking the same thing!!!!!!!
  • joseph9
    joseph9 Posts: 328 Member
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    Are you running on your face?

    LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!! I was thinking the same thing!!!!!!!

    I was thinking of something a little more racy.

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