my shins hurt so bad even to the touch why is this do i need to go to the doctor?
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Sounds like shin splints.  You probably don't need to go to the doctor.  You should stay off your feet awhile, and use a cortisone cream on them.  Take an anti-inflammatory med, unless you have any medical condition which would make that unwise.  If they don't feel better with 3-4 days of relative ease, go to the doctor.  \nIf you're going to play softball and tennis regularly, make sure you're wearing good shoes that are designed for those specific uses, and stretch beforehand.
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you will have to go to the doctor, go to webmd.com they have it to where you can narrow down your area of problem, but i have no idea and you know that your gonna have to go so the sooner the better cause it could be bad, and you might be better off if caught early, could cause more pain if you wait too long
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You really need to go to a doctor to have this checked out. There are a number of things that could cause pain in that area. Some being serious and some not so serious. Make a doctors appointment and if it gets worse you need to get yourself to an E.R. I hope you feel better soon!
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Yes its shin splints. I had it when I was younger and it is very common. Arch supports are the most likely remedy. Talk to your doctor, or go to thegoodfeetstore.com
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A spider bite can turn out to be very, very serious.  I got bit and it started doing what is happening to you and next thing you know I have a huge 6 inch red area around it, itchy and hot and painful (heat by the way is a sign of infection!) so don't ignore it as it can get into your bloodstream very quickly and make you extremely and even FATALLY ill.\n\nSo go to the doctor immediately.  You need antibiotics and a cream will help the itch.  DO NOT SCRATCH IT..you will only help it spread...do not pick at the bite if there is a scab you will only help spread the STAPH infection that is in there.  \n\nSpiders are venomous and their bit often contains the staph bacteria or the bacteria can find it's way in by you scratching the bite, especially since you tend to use your feet to do so if it's on your shin.  That is what happened to me and I had to wear an IV around the house for 6 days with a nurse coming to change it every day.  That is how serious it is.  Oral antibiotics were not potent enough.  I felt very weak and "odd" the whole time too.  My whole leg swelled from the knee down and all this happened within 3 days so do not wait.
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go see ur doctor\n\nanything that doesnt heal properly is not good
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It could be a combination of all the things you mention.  Pain in the shins while exercising, commonly referred to as shin splints, is a condition where there is 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.  Here are some links for progression:\n\n12-week walking schedule\nhttp://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/walking_schedule.html\n\nBeginning a Jogging Program\nhttp://preventdisease.com/fitness/fitness_jogging.html\n\nA Rundown on Shin Splints\nhttp://preventdisease.com/news/articles/rundown_shin_splints.shtml
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Whether or not you've been injured, a stress fracture could be the culprit, if you are certain it's not shin splints:\n\n3. Persistent Foot or Shin Pain\n\nA nagging pain in the top of your foot or the front of your shin that's worse when you exercise, but present even at rest. It's impervious to ibuprofen and acetaminophen.\n\nThe condition: It's probably a stress fracture. Bones, like all the other tissues in your body, are continually regenerating themselves. "But if you're training so hard that the bone doesn't get a chance to heal itself, a stress fracture can develop," explains Andrew Feldman, MD, the team physician for the New York Rangers. Eventually, the bone can be permanently weakened.\n\n \n\nThe diagnostics: Radioactive dye reveals the fracture in the X-ray, and you'll be told to stop all running until the crack heals. Worst case, you'll be in a cast for a few weeks.\n\nShin splints don't necessarily have to be caused by strenuous exercise but could also be caused by bad shoes or posture.\n\nShin splints, if that's what you have, 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. 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\nYou should also consider blood clots and other vascular conditions if you can rule out the former conditions:\n\nProblems that affect the blood vessels (vascular disease) can include peripheral arterial disease, inflammation of a vein (phlebitis), or a blood clot (thrombophlebitis). \nA blood clot near the surface of the skin may cause only minor problems, while a clot in a deep vein may be more serious. Recent surgery, especially on bones or the pelvic or urinary organs, increases the risk of blood clots, especially in deep leg veins. Prolonged bed rest and inactivity, including sitting or standing in one position for long periods of time, or prolonged immobilization of a limb, such as in a cast or splint, also may increase the risk of blood clots.\nProblems affecting the arteries (peripheral arterial disease) can cause cramping pain that occurs with predictable amounts of exercise, such as wal
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Rest and ice are the best things you can do to get rid of shin splints. Ice them for 15-20 minutes every four hours. The easiest way to ice them is to put a frozen gelpack against your shin and wrap an ace bandage around it.\n\nTwo things come to mind: your shoes and your running surfface. What kind of surface are you running on? If it's mostly sidewalk, try running on pavement/asphalt instead, if possible. Each time your feet hit the ground, the shock energy needs to go somewhere. Shoes do a large amount of shock absorbtion, so a good match to your foot and running style is pretty important. If you can add softer ground to the equation, it'll help minimize or alleviate your splints.
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Do you have more than one? If you do, you probably have shin splints. I have tons of them up and down the front of my legs. They almost feel like little beebee's that you put in a beebee gun. A lot of athletes have them. I have them from sports and cheerleading. You can also get them from wearing high heels and platforms. Then again, I'm not a doctor and can't diagnose your problem. If I had to guess though, I would say that you had shin splints. I would make an appointment with your doctor just to be on the safe side. Don't worry too much though...your leg isn't going to fall off or anything!
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could also be shin splints, where little chips of bone dig into muscles etc.\n\ngo to doctors, ask for an x-ray, may need minor op to remove problem (bone scraping or removal)\n\ngood luck, hope you feel better soon
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No, probably don't need to go to the Dr. unless they are really bad.  Are they?  You didn't say what caused them either.  Keep them clean and dry.  Do not pop them, they will pop on their own, when they are healed enough.  If it looks like they might be getting infected you should probably go to the Dr.  If they are pretty bad, you should go to a Dr.  If they are small and pop and aren't ready to pop, then you need to treat with antibiotic cream and keep them clean.  Might try some gauze...\nHow bad are they?
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You need to see a doctor asap
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It's hard to tell exactly without examining you since your discription of the location of your pain doesn't give me a good idea as to exactly where your pain is, so it's tough to diagnose this way.\n\nWhat I can suggest is starting with an activity that you can perform 100% painfree, preferably as close to running as possible.  If it's jogging, then start there ... or if it's only walking then that's okay too.  I would also recommend doing it on a treadmill initially since you can control the incline and the speed.  Then GRADUALLY start increasing the speed each week ...  but be sure to keep everything painfree. This may take a long time to get you back to running eventually, but that's okay.\n\nTwo more suggestions.  First, make sure you stretch both your calves and your anterior tibialis AFTER exercsing,  Second, a lot of times shin splints is caused by a muscular imbalance between the calves and the anterior tib's, so even if the muscle on the front of the lower leg are strong, they still might be being overpowered by the calves.
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in your ankle or your shin[s]?\n\nif it's your shins [which are right above your ankle], then you've got shin splints. \n\nbest treatment for shin splints: ice it, and stretch the muscles there. if you've got a friend or family member who can help you, ask them to help you stretch your shins out.\n\nbasically, have them pull or push your feet in the opposite direction that you are pulling or pushing.\n\n[1] sit down with your legs in front of you. \n[2] have someone pull your feet towards themselves as you pull your feet towards yourself. [about 20 seconds]\n[3] have someone push your feet towards you as you push your feet towards them. [about 20 seconds]\n[4] have someone pull your feet outwards [toward the ground] as you try to keep them together. [about 20 seconds]\n[5] have someone push  your feet together as you try to pull them outwards [toward the ground]. [about 20 seconds]\n\nrepeat these exercises often, and make sure to ice!\n\noh, and make sure you've got the right kind of shoes for your sport/activity. in this case, make sure you have running shoes.
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no get the doctor get check it out because i has a cracking noise in my knee she told me it was information in the shin
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It may be as simple as tendonitis, which may also be manifested as 'shinsplints', or 'bursitis'\n\nSeriously, there are inflammations of the connective tissue that can be very painful and slow to heal.\n\nA doctor can help you be sure what you have.  \n\nSometimes moist heat and anti-inflammatory drugs help.  Aspirin is a readily available anti-inflammatory, if you can take it.  Paracetamol (Tylenol) and ibuprofen are not, in my opinion, in the same league.\n\nRelief of pain and anti-inflammatory action are two different things.\n\nThere are prescription medicines which are strong, but also tend to be irritating.  Your doctor can recommend something for you to try.