Shin splints.

Irezumi aka Reuben · Carrot Top Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

I beleive I may have 'shin splint's' as I get a severe pain in the front of both my legs even walking to and from work, about 5 minutes. I do alot of cycling which must be the cause of the pain, however when cycling I do not notice it at all. I am off to the doctor's on Thursday to try and confirm whether I have shin splint's, if I do what are the way's of curing them, or at least releiving the pain?

Cheer's for any help.

Edit: I do not intend to give up the cycling, infact I am going to do more and also some swimming once a week, so anything that involve's not doing exercise is not the ideal soloution. I realise this may not be possible.
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nc30 chick · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Karma :

No magic cure im afraid, just plenty of rest and ice. Alot of people get them and it is usually a sign of overuse so take it easy and get back to things slowly after a couple of weeks.

If your thinking of upping your training now they will get worse and start affecting your everyday life too.

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Silver · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

I had it about a year ago - would get incredibly painfull whilst playing football. Had to rest up for a couple of months and I've never really had it since, although my shins are very sensitive if knocked.

SP2Rus · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Karma :

I had shin splints for on and off for a couple of years when i used to play a lot of sport, and its not funny!! Only thing that worked for me was resting them and lay off the sport for a while. A sports physio recommended doing 'toe taps', that is sitting down with your heel off the floor and raising and lowering your toes. I found this made the shins feel tired after a while but seemed to improve the situation over time.
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Darkside · Trackday Trickster Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

Hot and cold (water) repeatedly, as hot as you can stand for thirty seconds, and then switch straight to cold (for another thirty).
Its fuckin well painful shin splints....i hate em! Hope that helps.
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Sparky · Trackday Trickster Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Karma :

I get em halfway through football season but i carry on, il tell you what helped me though was those "support socks" them tight white bandages that you may put round your ankle if it was sore.

put them on your shins when you go to bed.
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craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

lol, to buck the trend here...

Shin splints only really occur in athletes who are running everyday, after a long period of time (like years). What most people experience is the actual muscle group on the shin becoming fatigued. Unfortunately its a fecking tiny muscle group so it feels much worse than say when you've been bench opressing and you chest muscles are fatigued.

Given that, if your cycling lots you might be working the front of your shins and top of your ankles and thus building the muscles up, which means when you walk your feeling this build up. Because realistically cycling will not cause shin splints and walking would not cause them either.

My shins burn like fuck after running 10 mile or so, but its not shuin splints, its simply the muscle group getting used to being worked and worked hard at that. It eventually goes away.

Remember, real shins splints is micro fracturing of the shin bone or the muscle group tearing away from the shin bone and its unlikely either of them will happen with moderate exercise, IMO.