Pain In Calf/Shin After Skipping

[Roy Jones Jnr]

This caught my eye because I've had similar problems and it turned out to be compartment syndrome, which is often mistaken for shin splints. It's pretty rare so I wouldn't jump straight to that conclusion, but if it doesn't get better with conservative treatment, it might be something to look into. (If you google compartment syndrome, ignore the acute stuff - that's a medical emergency and something different. This would be chronic exertional.)

One of the hallmarks is pain only occurs with specific activity and subsides fairly quickly once stopped, but over time it can take longer and longer to get back to normal. Also any numbness or tingling in the feet is a sign. Hopefully it's something more mild, but though I'd chime in since in my case it took me forever to find a doctor who even knew about CS. Good thing about it is until I get it corrected (fairly minor, straightforward & typically very successful surgery), I can still pretty much do anything that doesn't cause a totally intolerable amount of pain without risking further damage, since it's just my muscles swelling up on activity and then subsiding at rest. Good luck!

Is CS the one where you feel the pain on the outside of the shins rather than on the inside? by outside i mean the anterior side shown below

[Larry the boss]

I have the same pain

[tomuk]

Is CS the one where you feel the pain on the outside of the shins rather than on the inside? by outside i mean the anterior side shown below

I get the pain in the area shown on the right of the image (my inner calf/shin)

[jaded]

I get the pain in the area shown on the right of the image (my inner calf/shin)

That's not your shin nor shin splints...that's your soleus muscle...it's just has a spasm...a tight knot in the muscle.



Refer to my previous post about stretching and trigger point release deep massage. It's a small muscle and easy to over work...but you can get rid of it quickly if you do as I said. Stretch it sideways by putting your weight down on the ankle as if you were turning it...like in that pic I posted in earlier post. I bet it's a residual problem from a bad ankle sprain a long time ago.

[sd116]

So the anterior compartment is the most commonly affected calf area from CS, so it does often manifest as pain primarily around the anterior shin. Like I said, it is rare, so it's definitely worth trying to treat it as other people are suggesting first through massage, trigger point release, rest, stretching etc. As mine got worse, I did have pain/aching all over my calf in general but it started mostly in the shin area.

[templewarrior]

Alright jaded your the man for this so my pain is in the exact same spot as the PTSS only on outside of leg. Same thing?

[jaded]

Alright jaded your the man for this so my pain is in the exact same spot as the PTSS only on outside of leg. Same thing?

Actually...you just pointed out to me that the image I post was of the inside when I actually meant to post and image of the inside and outside...which I now have fixed as you may have noticed...so to answer your question...my answer is the same and it makes no difference. The soleus muscle runs in front of the gastrocnemius and achilles tendon from the knee to the heel across the lower leg. It gets pulled when you sprain or turn your ankle.

[templewarrior]

Actually...you just pointed out to me that the image I post was of the inside when I actually meant to post and image of the inside and outside...which I now have fixed as you may have noticed...so to answer your question...my answer is the same and it makes no difference. The soleus muscle runs in front of the gastrocnemius and achilles tendon from the knee to the heel across the lower leg. It gets pulled when you sprain or turn your ankle.

Thank you sir! You are right that I have had problems with sprains with this right ankle quite a few times before in the past.