Shin Splint

[Spiegelo]

Sometimes between the running and jump rope, my shins get ****ed. I was told it's a shin splint, and it hurts like hell. I've tried stretching and massaging the muscles, but it's not really the muscles that hurt, it feels more like the bone/tendon. Lately I've been doing the elliptical more, as it's easier on the legs, but I still need to hit that road work too. Anyone else get this? Any ideas on how to get over it, or do I just push through the pain and hope it gets better?

[Down4TheCount]

i used to get them pretty bad if i overdid it on the skipping , dont try and push through them theyll only get worse. i know it feels as if its your bone but its actually the muscles in the shin area , it hurts like a ****in ***** i know. best thing to do is to rest them unfortunately. should take a couple days before you feel good again some heal faster or longer than others tho

[Jambo boy]

i used to get them pretty bad if i overdid it on the skipping , dont try and push through them theyll only get worse. i know it feels as if its your bone but its actually the muscles in the shin area , it hurts like a ****in ***** i know. best thing to do is to rest them unfortunately. should take a couple days before you feel good again some heal faster or longer than others tho

Used to take me around two weeks to heal.

[Spiegelo]

Dammmn I was afraid of that. I used to get em bad, but even with a few days off they'd come right back by that 2nd-3rd round on the jumprope. I have taken time off the boxing gym to work out better at a reg gym, so maybe the body needs to adjust to the harsh conditioning of training. I guess I'll just mix in gym cardio on the elliptical more often at first, and then break more and more into the roadwork. Thanks for the advice.

[Spiegelo]

What about stretching and a foam roller? It hurts worse than ever when I roll over the leg, but will that help it heal during the resting periods?

[Jambo boy]

What about stretching and a foam roller? It hurts worse than ever when I roll over the leg, but will that help it heal during the resting periods?

I don't know, I doubt that it will make much difference.

Swimming is good to replace running.

[sukhenkoy]

Try not to train through the pain as this is what I did and I ended up getting a stress fracture, which is much harder to heal. Now, whenever I start jumping rope again, I get the pain again, so I've switched more to swimming and elliptical work for my cardio. Go see a doctor and heed his advice.

[Marvin6591]

what i do is i get a plastic cup and fill it with water and freeze it then i peel off the cup and massage the ice cube wherever im sore....it works wonders

[gilb]

i used to get it i had stoped running for a while and started swimming its the only thing in my training that i have to pay 4 now

[shawnrf]

I've had shin splints for as long as I can remember. The key is the less padding between your feet and the surface the worse it is for your shin splints. Or conversely, the more padding the better.

For skipping/jump-rope, use a padded area if your gym has any. Mine does and I never feel my shins acting up. If you are wearing boxing shoes wear tennis shoes.

For running, run on the softest surface possible. If you live near a beach, lake, or washes, run on the sand. If not, grass or dirt. Also, something I think is slept on, is running in the street not on the sidewalk. The cement is way harder on sidewalks.

Something that applies to running generally is your running shoes. A lot of people think shoes last way longer than they do. For most people old shoes are probably not a problem, but if you have shin splints, it is not. Once your shoes are shot you are going to have problems.

Also, what other people have said, get your cardio elsewhere, or at least mix it up. Ride the bike, swim, jumping jacks, whatever.



Hope that helps.