What does it mean when you get a pain in the side when running a long distance?
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The pain is caused by a spasm of the diaphragm, the muscle that controls your breathing. There are a number of possible reasons for this. If your breathing isn't controlled and disciplined, the diaphragm may be complaining. If you are running too soon after eating, your heavy stomach may literally be tugging at the ligaments connected to the diaphragm. Or you may simply be running too fast for your body's breathing machinery to keep up.\n\nIt will usually go away quickly after just slowing down or stopping. If you're in a race or you just don't want to stop, however, you can often make it go away by bringing your breathing into careful control. Concentrate on belly breathing, pushing your belly out when you breathe in and relaxing it as you breathe out. Take deep breaths on the intake, and exhale suddenly, even noisily. To get the diaphragm to contract in rhythm with your steps, try to inhale and exhale as you land on your left foot. Strange but true, this can help prevent spasms by encouraging the diaphragm to bounce along in sync with your stride.\n\nIf the pain is just too much and you have to stop, try bending over and raising your knee on the stitch side while pressing your fingers deep into the painful area and tightening your stomach muscles. Or just walk while belly breathing.
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yes, the pain can radiate. The majority of the pain should be over the affected side, but its not uncommon for some to have pain on the opposite side.  If the pain is the same on both sides, you might want to be checked for additional kidney stones.
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Some joint of mine always feels a little bit of discomfort.  But that's ok, as it reminds me to be cautious while active.  These little pains help keep me from experiencing major pain from injury.
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I find your question a bit unclear. What exactly are you feeling? How is your sciatic nerve affecting your running? Do you feel pain, tingling sensation, numbness or weakness in your lower extremities? Are you sure it is your sciatic nerve and not your muscles? Try putting a hot compress on the area for 20mins. Also, stretch before you run. If you are feeling any tingling sensation and numbness, try seeing an ortho doctor because there might be a compression in your nerve. Good luck!
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Have you been working out or walking a lot more. It could be that you have strained your muscles or something. If it lasts to long call the doc.
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Running pain in the shin is commonly known as shin spints. There are three main causes: Stress fracture of the tibia, pulling of the muscle away from the tibia, and soreness from over use. \n\nUnless you are putting in hard milage on an unforgiving surface, I would guess that it's the third cause. It can be caused by running on hard surfaces and running hard on tight turns indoors. I've also seen it happen to people who have shoes that are too large. They curl their toes in an attempt to hold their shoes in place and that causes the muscle to tense up causing problems. Trying to hold your ankles in a fixed position can also cause it. \n\nHere is an exercize that you can try that may help: First you need a towel. Sit on a chair. Spread the towel on the floor. Place your feet so that your toes are on the towel, but your feet are on the floor. Pull the towel towards you by curling your toes. Try to move as much of the towel under your feet as you can, just by pulling it with your toes. (It's hard to do.)\n\n\nKnee problems can be caused by shoes that don't provide enough cushioning or don't have the right kind support for your running mechanics. If your ankles pronate (rotate in) or supinate (rotate out) on each stride, that force gets transmitted up to your knees. Wearing shoes that are right for your body mechanics could clear up the problem. You may have to have a gait analysis done.\n\nThere are a lot of stretches for your hamstrings. A common one is a modified hurdlers stretch. Sit on the ground, put the sole of one foot on the inside of the other thigh, keeping the other leg straight. Slowly stretch reaching for the toes of the straight leg.\n\nI always recommend Bob Anderson's stretching book. You may be able to find it in a local library. If not, it's on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0936070226\n\nThere's also a DVD based on the book.
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Hey! I am in track as well. Sure, I am kinda fast...but not super fast. \nIf I were you I would stay after practice and do more running. Be sure to drink lots of aqua as well! Even if your sides hurt keep running. That way you will build endurance. \nI sure hope you improve.
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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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could be the result of a new exercise routine.  you have muscles between your ribs that could be just sore from deep inhalation or new movements.  that would coincide with your legs hurting.  but i cant think of any medical conditions that would cause both of these symptoms.
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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
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I highly recommend you see a doctor.  The fact that you have pain after you eat suggests gall bladder pain.  Gall bladder pain can refer to the left side.  You really need to have blood test, perhaps an ultrasound.  Very easy to determine what this is from.  GET TO A DOCTOR!
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well well...this happens to me frequently because i am a marathon runner....some day you practice too much and this situation arises...\nnow the thing is that  how do you feel comfortable...by streaching the tendon or by relaxing it...means...when do you get no pain...??\nthen apply some spray or cream which will provide with heat...so that it will get more blood and will heal fast....and eat an increased amt of protine...just now dont move youe part of body where the tendon is much...just le it relax...and if possible wound it with some streachable cloth...and make it keep at the same position...do this may e after one day of injury....\nsee ya ....hope you get this repaired...
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In that area of your body you have your upper intestines, gallbladder, and your liver.  You can also have pain from your kidney.  If you're still hurting after several days and the pain is getting worse you should see your health care provider.  You may have some sort of infection or damage to an organ in that area.  Or it could simply be muscle pain from a strained muscle in that area.  Your doctor or nurse practitioner could best test and determine what's going on.  I would see them though to rule out any sort of infection of one of your major organs.  It's kind of high to be appendicitis but that's possible if it's referred pain.  If you've had fever and nausea/vomiting with it you need to seek help immediately to be evaluated for appendicitis.
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You may be pushing too hard. Do you eat before you run? That can be a factor as well
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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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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/fitness_walking.html\n\nBeginning a Jogging Program\nhttp://www.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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My daughters personal trainer said the side aches are from lack of water.  Make sure you always drink plenty of water an hour or so before you play.  If you still get a side ache. pinch your side that is aching and bend in that direction and it should go away.  It's always a good idea to drink plenty of water everyday  If you take your weight and divide by 2, that is the number of ounces of water per day you need.