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Any runners here ever have a stress fracture of the tibia?
Posted on 10/20/16 at 6:49 pm
Posted on 10/20/16 at 6:49 pm
Just curious ... how long were you out and how did you return to running??
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 6:58 pm to tiger91
From running, isn't it the larger bone in the lower leg? How would that happen in "normal" running?
Posted on 10/20/16 at 6:58 pm to tiger91
You talking microfractures? Like shin splints?
Posted on 10/20/16 at 7:01 pm to tiger91
Do you actually have said fractures? I think it depends on the severity. But I would think it's quite a while. I think I have one in my foot right now, or a cuboid injury
This post was edited on 10/20/16 at 7:05 pm
Posted on 10/20/16 at 7:03 pm to tiger91
I did in high school. You probably have fragile bird bones because you don't squat enough
Posted on 10/20/16 at 7:04 pm to tiger91
I did while training for my first marathon. Had to take about 4 weeks off, but did a lot of elliptical training. Really didn't miss too much as far as training goes.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 7:10 pm to tiger91
Depends on severity, amount of fractures, and your activity level.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 7:14 pm to tiger91
I broke my shin somehow while I was enrolled in that jogging class. Right under the growth plate. Tried running through the pain for a week (I was also cutting grass for work). Did not work, and it just got worse to the point I could feel it grinding.
Got a CT scan, and they told me it was broken, and set me up with one of those velcro casts. Took about two weeks for me to be able to walk on it again, and I never ran after that. I was back cutting grass a month later
Got a CT scan, and they told me it was broken, and set me up with one of those velcro casts. Took about two weeks for me to be able to walk on it again, and I never ran after that. I was back cutting grass a month later
This post was edited on 10/20/16 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 10/20/16 at 7:41 pm to Displaced
It's either a bad shin splint or stress fracture. Started with an xray as it's been a little while since symptoms started and "it's possible" that if it is a stress fracture that healing will have started and be visible which would eliminate a shin splint and I'd likely be out for longer than I would with a shin splint.
I'm a female runner, training for a first full marathon; not even close to overweight and have not overtrained, upped mileage too fast or anything. Have run 8 halves and haven't had these issues before.
I'm a female runner, training for a first full marathon; not even close to overweight and have not overtrained, upped mileage too fast or anything. Have run 8 halves and haven't had these issues before.
This post was edited on 10/20/16 at 7:43 pm
Posted on 10/20/16 at 7:43 pm to QuietTiger
Quiet it can happen if you ramp up too fast .. which I have not. I read that it's common in first timers training for a full. If I can't run this one don't think I'll ever try again.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 7:45 pm to Stevo
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I did while training for my first marathon. Had to take about 4 weeks off, but did a lot of elliptical training. Really didn't miss too much as far as training goes.
How far our from the marathon was this?? I have a bike with a trainer but 4 hours on a bike doesn't sound appealing. There is also an Alter G treadmill at a PT center in a town about 30 minutes from here but I don't feel like running in that thing for 4 hours either. Hoping I can keep fitness up and settle for maybe the half. This is week 8 in a countdown to the full.
Did you just put equal time on the elliptical that you would have put into a run??
Posted on 10/20/16 at 7:52 pm to tiger91
This happened to my wife. She took a few weeks off. Also Dr. said female runners are really susceptible to this while menstruating. No joke. The body redistributes calcium and your bones will be weaker. Don't train to heavy on those weeks and train on eliptical or treadmill.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:32 pm to PapaZulu
Damn hormones. Thanks.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:34 pm to tiger91
You've already gone through the other protocols? Old shoes, new model shoes, stretching, RICE method. Etc
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:39 pm to Cdawg
Yep. Shoes have about 100 miles on them ... I'm on my 3rd pair of the same shoe and have had no other problems prior to this. Stretch ... RICE ... not much has helped. I'm concerned that it's to the point that it hurts to just walk at times. NOT unbearable pain but "oh that's not how it should be" pain.
Went to the doc a little earlier than normal as the full that is my A Race is in 8 weeks and I figured sooner rather than later was a better plan in this case.
Went to the doc a little earlier than normal as the full that is my A Race is in 8 weeks and I figured sooner rather than later was a better plan in this case.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:45 pm to tiger91
Had a medial malleolus fracture.
During certain activities such as landing from a jump, a forceful impact to the inner aspect of the ankle or when rolling an ankle, stress is placed on the tibia and medial malleolus. When this stress is traumatic and beyond what the bone can withstand, a break in the medial malleolus may occur
But it was from skydiving. Still can't run without pain though.
During certain activities such as landing from a jump, a forceful impact to the inner aspect of the ankle or when rolling an ankle, stress is placed on the tibia and medial malleolus. When this stress is traumatic and beyond what the bone can withstand, a break in the medial malleolus may occur
But it was from skydiving. Still can't run without pain though.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:50 pm to Alahunter
Ouch! Hopefully this will end up being "just a bad shin splint" and require less time off ... I can manage with my bike on the trainer and an Alter G but it's pricey. And if I have to I can drop to the half from the full. But I won't sign up for another ... this was the 3rd time (1st I ended up with knee surgery 4 months prior to full), 2nd time was a family conflict that couldn't be helped and so it's this one or never. 47 isn't old but I'm not killing myself through another Louisiana summer (heat wise).
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:51 pm to tiger91
Achilles tendinitis got my arse about a month before my first marathon this year. Those stupid looking compression sleeves that I said I would never wear helped me out a lot
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:53 pm to tiger91
quote:
Just curious ... how long were you out and how did you return to running??
I've had stress fractures on my tibia and my patella.
A stress fracture can often take several weeks to completely heal. I would recommend doing some cross training in the mean time. Cycling and swimming are great alternative aerobic workouts with minimal impact on your joints.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:54 pm to tiger91
I'm 46, so right there with ya. This is my first break and it's driving me nuts. Some days, there's no issues. Most though, I feel it. I'm pretty sure there's nerve damage, foot goes numb at times and it's easy to roll on me. It sux, because that was something I was really getting into and wanting to and pursue on a larger scale. Being self employed though, it's on hold. Get this age, and you find out, the more you do to stay young, the older you feel. 
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