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re: Shin splints healing time?
Posted on 3/3/25 at 8:28 am to MasterKnight
Posted on 3/3/25 at 8:28 am to MasterKnight
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Have you had a tiny crack in your bone or the inflammation in tendons and muscles around the bone? There is a big difference between the 2. Stress fracture requires more time to heal than shin splints.
Was just saying they were somewhat similar, that they take a while to heal. Thanks doc
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Posted on 3/3/25 at 8:29 am to doya2
No real time frame but they should subside after a couple of weeks depending on much volume / intensity has been cut. The more you rest, the faster they will heal BUT will come back if you introduce too much intensity or volume again too quickly.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 8:30 am to bwallcubfan
Unless you're running on a hard surface, you probably will never have to deal with it. Not surprising that you didn't miss work, unless your work would require you to climb stairs, or you were a mail carrier.
I dealt with this while in HS and the only things that worked for the pain was ice and rest. Sometimes, it got so bad that I couldn't feel my feet.
Big Fo will have the advantage of great therapy and time off, but healing in time for the NCAA's ?
I dealt with this while in HS and the only things that worked for the pain was ice and rest. Sometimes, it got so bad that I couldn't feel my feet.
Big Fo will have the advantage of great therapy and time off, but healing in time for the NCAA's ?
Posted on 3/3/25 at 8:37 am to doya2
As insinuated by someone else, they are a stress reaction on the body that can be caused (and conversely improved and prevented) by one or more of many factors.
Too much volume too quickly.
Too much intensity too quickly.
Poor form.
Poor shoes (lack of support, too much support, support in the wrong areas, etc).
Lack of strength, flexibility, mobility
Poor running surface
The first step I tell any anew athlete I work with when they are introduced is we immediately but back on volume but keep the intensity and we get their shoes (gait, etc) checked.
We also avoid running on concrete/cement at all costs. Grass and on the track is preferred. Asphalt is okay. Treadmills only when necessary and never EVER cement.
We will start a return to full activity by only running every other day for a week or two then when we get them back to running 5-6 days a week, we keep the volume the same as the previous two weeks but make each run shorter so if they were running 20 miles the first two weeks over 4 days a week, the third week will remain at 20 miles but over 6 days, not four to reintroduce consecutive days running.
During this time we advocate for daily stretching, strength training, icing and heat therapy to promote recovery.
If things persist after this approach for a month or two, we shut them down totally for a week or two, suggest consulting a PT or Ortho for imaging.
Too much volume too quickly.
Too much intensity too quickly.
Poor form.
Poor shoes (lack of support, too much support, support in the wrong areas, etc).
Lack of strength, flexibility, mobility
Poor running surface
The first step I tell any anew athlete I work with when they are introduced is we immediately but back on volume but keep the intensity and we get their shoes (gait, etc) checked.
We also avoid running on concrete/cement at all costs. Grass and on the track is preferred. Asphalt is okay. Treadmills only when necessary and never EVER cement.
We will start a return to full activity by only running every other day for a week or two then when we get them back to running 5-6 days a week, we keep the volume the same as the previous two weeks but make each run shorter so if they were running 20 miles the first two weeks over 4 days a week, the third week will remain at 20 miles but over 6 days, not four to reintroduce consecutive days running.
During this time we advocate for daily stretching, strength training, icing and heat therapy to promote recovery.
If things persist after this approach for a month or two, we shut them down totally for a week or two, suggest consulting a PT or Ortho for imaging.
This post was edited on 3/3/25 at 8:38 am
Posted on 3/3/25 at 10:27 am to Kajuntiger121110
That's not what you said. I simply asked which one did you have? Shin splints are not like stress fractures and you said they were. Any injury is going to take time to heal.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 10:45 am to bwallcubfan
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never missed a day of work
I’m sure that’s the same as playing 40 mins of division 1 basketball
I had them in high school when I played basketball. They aren’t going away in 2 weeks.
She won’t be healed until next season.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 11:09 am to LSUfan4444
Ever use electrical therapy?…nots just tens but that may work.
There’s a place nearby me that’s patented a machine. More like the size of a car battery. Seen some impressive improvements in people in wheelchairs and other bad situations. Stimulates nerves and muscles, lots of uses including simple workouts. Don’t even need weights when the machine is electrically contracting your muscles.
There’s a place nearby me that’s patented a machine. More like the size of a car battery. Seen some impressive improvements in people in wheelchairs and other bad situations. Stimulates nerves and muscles, lots of uses including simple workouts. Don’t even need weights when the machine is electrically contracting your muscles.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 3:49 pm to doya2
Vividly remember a bad case of shin splints in high school when our old-school, drill sergeant of a basketball coach would make us practice during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays (school was out) not once, not twice, but 3 times a day! Our basketball court was truly as hard as a rock with tile on top of concrete. As an added bonus, the blisters we developed on top of the shin splints were icing on the cake. We were miserable, to put it mildly. Fun times!
Posted on 3/3/25 at 3:51 pm to doya2
Boy I’m dim. I read about Johnson in the Advacate and on Dancy Don and both times I read SKIN inflamation. It wasn’t until this thread that I saw SHIN. Thanks for setting me straight
Posted on 3/3/25 at 4:11 pm to doya2
I was on the creatine heavily, gained 25 lbs, and I developed shin splints. The pain lasted a couple weeks until I got use to carrying the extra weight.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 10:03 pm to doya2
Right leg shin splints years ago as a track runner. Painful as heck. Advil helped if I took 2 hours before practice. Normal healing time depends on the strength of the ankles and proper dorsal flexes.
Posted on 3/3/25 at 10:14 pm to killercoconut
Yeah, its.soft tissue damage along the anterior tibialus. Hurts like hell and hit sprinters every track season. Can affect any athlete that runs. PITA.
Sometimes 3 weeks to heal, can cause you to lose a whole season.
Sometimes 3 weeks to heal, can cause you to lose a whole season.
This post was edited on 3/3/25 at 10:17 pm
Posted on 3/4/25 at 9:05 am to killercoconut
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caused by poor running mechanic
Or the wrong shoes. Especially if running on concrete.
Posted on 3/4/25 at 9:05 am to LSUSkip
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Really easy to re-injure if you don't heal completely too.
I’m not sure if what I had was exactly “shin splints”. Mine was some damn painful shin area pain, muscle-bone interface area perfectly describes it. So …. Yea, I had it before.
From jumping rope.
And this “easy to reinjure” point is crucial. I had it, pain would go away in a week or two , I’d go back to jumping, and it’d come right back.
So, rest longer than you want to. And ramp up volume/intensity of activity a lot slower than you want to.
Posted on 3/4/25 at 9:54 am to doya2
Depends on the severity. If it just hurts, rest for a few days. If swollen and /or bruising, RICE for a week.
This post was edited on 3/4/25 at 9:55 am
Posted on 3/4/25 at 5:05 pm to killercoconut
No kidding. I've had PF, a heel spur, and fracture all in the same foot at different time. They all suck so bad, take half a year to heal, and the pain can get brutal and nag all day all night.
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