why do my shins hurt after I run?
404699
Plz, get better running shoes... I have seen your shoes...they are like years and years old and not well made...Save up the money and buy decent shoes..it makes all the difference. I have to buy news ones too since my knees are starting to hurt when I run.
692106
Shin splints occur as the muscles, along the shins, are growing due to sudden use. This growth causes a separation of the muscle from the shin with inflammation in between. It is common among young people who are growing and doing athletics or those who have just started a work out routine.\n\nThe best way to deal with them is to work through them. Take an anti-inflammatory pain medication such as ibuprofen or aspirin and continue to work out, but don't over do it.  It it is hurting so bad you cannot continue even with medication, you may need to get an x-ray to make sure you don't have a stress-related hair-line fracture.
185775
Treatment for shin splits includes rest, massage, ice, stretching, and strengthening. Rest and ice is sometimes the best treatment. You should also be stretching your calves and Achilles tendon real well. If you have the problem during running or walking, try warming up more and don't increase the speed too quickly. You can also try varying the speed and elevation of the treadmill if you use one instead of keeping it the same. \n\nTo stretch your calves: \n\n1. Lean against a wall with one leg forward and the knee bent. \n2. Keep the rear leg straight, heel on the floor. \n3. Keep your back straight and lean your hips forward until you feel a stretch in your calf. If you don't feel it too much, put your toe of the rear leg up on a tree limb, or a dumbbell, or any other small object, so that you bend the ankle more. Your heel always remains on the floor. That will increase the stretch. \n4. To stretch the soleus muscle and Achilles (very important for shin splints), do the same calf stretch but bend the back knee slightly and you will feel the pull on your Achilles tendon. \n\nWhen you stretch, make sure to hold the stretch until you feel looser and not just for 10-15 seconds. The point to stretching is to stretch the muscle, so hold it until you feel stretched. \n\nAlso make sure your shoes are sturdy and give you lots of support, particularly in the arch. If your shins hurt you should gently massage them and then ice them after you work out.
1106551
i have had experences when i have busted my shin over stuff an a hard lump appears .. it hurts to the touch an it reminds you of a hard round ball under the skin usally you can massage it an it will dissappear .. it could also be a blood vein that has broke deep in your leg an it lump is blood unsr your tissue it is common among older people .. but not to serious ..
997545
a lot of times it is not actually the knees that are causing the problem but may arise from the foot.  Check your shoes and buy the absolute best that you can afford.  Always stretch well and apply ice after to the shin.  If your shin and knee are involved you may have two problems going on and it is more than likely mechanical.  Check with your M.D. and get an x-ray of the shin to see if it is an actual shin splint which is where the muscle pulls off from the bone.  If it isn't it may be an active trigger point and the knee may be due to tracking problems.  A good orthopedist should be able to rule either out.
290913
Depending on how bad your shin splints are, the pain can extend into your knee.  But if you feel tenderness in your knee area, it isn't caused by the splints.  Also, if you twisted your knee or hyper extended it, it is a separate injury.
214529
Do exercises to strengthen your shins. If you want to work through them, tape them before exercise and ice afterwards. You need to strengthen those muscles for them to go away.
506156
As long as you're wearing the correct shoes, you will have no problem with this.  This often happens when the toe box of a runners shoes is either too big or too small.\n\nBoth cause unnecessary rubbing and pressure on the toes and cause bruising, chafing, and black toes.\n\nYour best bet is to try on a number of shoes to find one that has a toe box (the half of the shoe that your toes are int) that fits you just right.  Make sure you go outside and run for a few seconds to see how they feel while running.
716252
sounds like shin splints to me. I get them all the time. Ice them for about twenty minutes a night and immediately after jogging, tap your foot on the ground for about five minutes. It doesn't feel like it's doing a lot to start but then after about a minute, it'll start to burn. Do it for both legs and it should stretch out your shins and reduce shin splints.
376543
when u run ur feet must land on the ground  at the balls of your feet and the toes.landing on ur heel causes injuries(serious ones).also avoid running on tarred roads(asphalt).they are bad for ur knees.And before u start running do a few excercises (streching)etc to heat up your body and also to improve circulation.if u start runnin (especially in the morning) without proper streching it will hurt u(physically)
156045
Shin splints can be caused by sudden increases in mileage, walking uphill, overtraining, walking faster than normal, jumping, running stairs, or just too much distance. They can occur on the medial, or inside of the shin, or on the lateral, or outside of your shin. Medial shin splints are usually caused by excessive pronation or flat feet, and often by pounding from running, or sports like tennis, volleyball, and other weight-bearing activities. If you have medial shin splints and flat feet or excessive pronation, an orthotic device or over-the-counter arch support like Powerfeet or Spenco can sometimes be helpful. Make sure it's a full-length insert. \n\nLateral shin splints (sometimes called anterior shin splints) are usually due to overuse and inflammation of the anterior tibialis muscle and the muscle compartment in the front of the leg, along the outside front of your shin. The anterior tibialis muscle flexes your foot upward. People frequently get anterior shin splints from the repetition of flexing the muscle. For instance, on the treadmill, if you walk fast enough, and for long enough, or if you've suddenly increased the speed, or you're walking on an elevation, the muscle gets overworked and starts to cramp. It would be like doing hundreds of biceps curls until your arm started to cramp. Plus, on the treadmill, there's no letup since the mill just keeps going. You could potentially have the same problem if you walked or ran briskly outdoors for a long period of time at a speed faster than you're used to. \n\nTreatment for shin splits includes rest, massage, ice, stretching, and strengthening. Rest and ice is sometimes the best treatment. You should also be stretching your calves and Achilles tendon real well. If you have the problem during running or walking, try warming up more and don't increase the speed too quickly. You can also try varying the speed and elevation of the treadmill if you use one instead of keeping it the same. \n\nTo stretch your calves: \n\n1. Lean against a wall with one leg forward and the knee bent. \n2. Keep the rear leg straight, heel on the floor. \n3. Keep your back straight and lean your hips forward until you feel a stretch in your calf. If you don't feel it too much, put your toe of the rear leg up on a tree limb, or a dumbbell, or any other small object, so that you bend the ankle more. Your heel always remains on the floor. That will increase the stretch. \n4. To stretch the soleus muscle and Achilles (very important for shin splints), do the same calf stretch but bend the back knee slightly and you will feel the pull on your Achilles tendon. \n\nWhen you stretch, make sure to hold the stretch until you feel looser and not just for 10-15 seconds. The point to stretching is to stretch the muscle, so hold it until you feel stretched. \n\nAlso make sure your shoes are sturdy and give you lots of support, particularly in the arch. If your shins hurt you should gently massage them and then ice them after you work out.
185110
I used to suffer from these quite a bit as well.\n\nShin splints are associated with pain in the anterior tibia caused by overuse of the anterior tibilias muscle. They are most common in inexperienced runners or runners who overtrain. The pain is usually worsened by exertion and other factors:\n\n- Running on hard surfaces\n- Insufficient padding in the shoes \n- Over-pronated and/or flat feet can also lead to increased stress on the lower leg muscles during exercise\n- High arched feet can experience shin splint discomfort because this foot type is a poor shock absorber.\n\nThe treatment for shin splints is rest. Running and other strenuous lower limb activities should be avoided until the pain subsides and is no longer elicited by activity. In conjunction with rest, icing and anti-inflammatories may be suggested by a doctor or trainer, though there is some controversy over their effectiveness. A contributing cause of shin splints in some cases is the relative weakness of the muscles on the anterior of the lower leg compared to those in the calf. In this case exercises that preferentially strengthen the anterior muscles may help alleviate or avoid shin splints.\n\nIf you are just starting to run. Take it easy and progress into a walking program first before running. \n\nThe best advice I give you to start is change your running shoes and go to a specialized store (like the running room) which educate you on the most effective shoe for your foot and running style.\n\nA Rundown on Shin Splints\nhttp://preventdisease.com/news/articles/rundown_shin_splints.shtml
1019085
Try this stretch: After you have warmed up a bit, stand upright, feet flat on the ground, hold onto something, then lift the front of your feet up as high as they will go. This stretches the thin muscle that runs along your shin bone. This stretch helped me when I started running!
177379
It's most probably shin splints.  From my own experiences, it could be caused by overusing a pair of sneakers, doing too much running on a harder surface when switching from a softer one, or running much harder than I'm used to.  When I got them, the only way to make them go away (as much as I hated it) was to rest my legs for a week or two until the pain was completely gone, and then slowly start up again.
838988
when I was young and just started running I had a problem with these kind of pains,  but I found later that if you can push yourself beyond those pains  they go away..  but I was pretty young back then.  It might stress out an older person.  I am glad I did it when I was young.  maybe just push yourself a little bit harder every time you run just a little bit further
740267
wonderfull I am proud of you\nin answer-relax-running on cement or roads is very bad it will get you shin splints -very painfull\n\nstationary or moving bike is very good-and accelerated walking swinging your arms like the english do and more helps too-or on a treadmill-if you are disciplined you can do it at a health spa. thanks in Jesus care and prayer
16736
The doctors are right. I developed one on  my shin after a wreck. 6 months later it was flat and only minorly discolored, 8 months later it was no longer painful to the touch and the coloration had gone, 10 months later it no longer hurt to run. It does take a while, I would wait as long as you can to decide to get it drained, because I was told this can be painful. But if there's absolutely no change in color or size after 7 months, you may want to go for it, cause that's about when the calcification process starts (Eventually it will turn hard.) Healing time also depends on where the hematoma is located. If there is mostly bone and not alot of muscle mass, it may not take as long (i.e. top of foot, hand, etc.) In areas with much muscle mass and fat, it may take a long time, because the muscle absorbs all the protein.\n\nHere's what you can do to hurry it a little: \n\nFill a styrofoam cup with water and freeze.\n\nTear the top rim off so a half inch or so protrudes like chapstick.\n\nMassage the hematoma lightly with this ice for 15 minutes at a time, 3 to 4 times daily.\n\nAt night, use some form of localized heat, that can be comfortable and not dangerous or painfull. This will help promote bloodflow in that area.\n\nDON'T rub or massage the area, you may make the area bleed again under the skin, starting you back at day 1.\n\nEat a diet rich in protein.\n\nGet extra rest if the hematoma is on your legs or feet.\n\nGood luck, I hope this helps you.