Pains in shins

[johnson]

Hi,
Can anyone help me? I've been getting pains right the way down my shins when I've been running. I've been told this could be shin splints? and I shouldn't be training for a few weeks, but I have my interview this Monday and I'm guessing Lichfield soon after. Should I carry on training or give it a rest for a while and tell my interviewer? If I do this will it effect my chances of getting through?

Thanks

[mark.f]

I've had shin splints for a while mate and been training for the Marines, now I'm going to join the Royal Engineers and got my interviews soon too.

Don't tell them you have shin splints just try some field running and get some good running shoes.

What training are you doing at the moment?

[johnson]

Won't my shins get worse if I keep training? I'm doing 4 miles on Monday, my mile and a half with 10 minute warm up, circuit training on Wednesday, another 4 miles on the Thursday and circuit training on Friday and weekend off. Doing push ups etc during the week after running like.

[Tartan_Terrier]

Won't my shins get worse if I keep training? I'm doing 4 miles on Monday, my mile and a half with 10 minute warm up, circuit training on Wednesday, another 4 miles on the Thursday and circuit training on Friday and weekend off. Doing push ups etc during the week after running like.

Yes, they will.

Try some low impact cardio for a couple of weeks (swimming or cycling), and ease yourself gently back into running.

A lot of people get problems with shin splints if they try to do too much too soon (especially if they run on hard surfaces).

Go and do your interview, but don't go to recruit selection until you are ready. There's no point wasting your or the Army's time.

Best of luck.

T_T

[plastic]

Splints are a bastard mate. I cracked on with them for months, until they were so bad, the rest of the leg from the hip to ankles started to compensate for the shins, doing their job as well. Ended up tabbing until I couldn't walk. Rest up mate, for weeks after I couldn't walk for more than 20 metres before having to sit down. I've only been able to walk properly for the last 5 weeks.

Good luck.

[mark.f]

I was doing a lot of swimming, and a lot of cycling, and when I did runs I did gentle runs on fields and the treadmill.

Now my splints have gone, and I don't get no pain ever.

[plastic]

If they were proper splints, they won't have gone yet. Be careful.

[_chris]

If they were proper splints, they won't have gone yet. Be careful.

Difficult to say, shin splints is such a catch all definition; if your using its most common and least serious use then the damage is muscular so as little as 2 weeks could be sufficient. However it can be used to describe stress fractures etc. which obviously take much longer to heal. Although obviously your advice still stands, be careful; stop if you feel any pain etc.

[plastic]

If they were proper splints, they won't have gone yet. Be careful.

Difficult to say, shin splints is such a catch all definition; if your using its most common and least serious use then the damage is muscular so as little as 2 weeks could be sufficient. However it can be used to describe stress fractures etc. which obviously take much longer to heal. Although obviously your advice still stands, be careful; stop if you feel any pain etc.

Absolutely. The term isn't actually recognised in the medical profession and they won't diagnose someone as having "shin splints". I expect the OP has the least serious "version" that is probably muscular/bruising due to over training. I personally have had to stay out of running for two months and my legs are still giving me a bit of jip.

[AJtothemax]

I expect the OP has the least serious "version" that is probably muscular/bruising due to over training.

Thats probably called Compartment Syndrome mate. It's either acute, or chronic.

To stop anyone making mistakes, read and digest please. Please go and see a doctor or a physio asap and put your mind at ease. Talking from experience, don't waste time. Go and get it seen to.

All the best.

[mfat_man]

I expect the OP has the least serious "version" that is probably muscular/bruising due to over training.

Thats probably called Compartment Syndrome mate. It's either acute, or chronic.

To stop anyone making mistakes, read and digest please. Please go and see a doctor or a physio asap and put your mind at ease. Talking from experience, don't waste time. Go and get it seen to.

All the best.

A LOT OF BONE ADVICE ON HERE!!

Follow the golden rule, if the problem is not going away or is getting worse then seek medical advice.

[johnson]

Thanks for all the advice. Went through my interview fine today, didn't tell the seargant about my shins though. He said when i get my letter for lichfield if theres any reason I can't go to ring up, so gonna wait a week or two and start running again and if my shins arn't better I can get the date changed. Hopefully they'll of healed feeling a bit better now still sore though.

[Mr_Kiwi]

Icing them helps too mate, before bed, and after a run. Thats been really helping me. But as has been said, get some proper advice is this continues. I wish I could but i cant afford it haha

[Mr_Kiwi]

Thats PAGreenwell, I have changed the post so I'm not giving bad adivce. I use to ice when I woke up but I'll try giving it a miss and see how things go.
cheers

[johnson]

So use heat or ice? Lol