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Post by tbgalileo on Mar 18, 2009 14:11:22 GMT -5
Soliciting advice here from anyone who has dealt with this previously:
I've been running for about a year and a half now, and I usually do 5 miles, 5X weekly. I run on a treadmill with shock stability and I have good running shoes.
About a week ago I started to develop shin splints in my left leg and now I believe I've got a stress fracture in my left ankle. The wierd part is that I don't hurt while I am actually running, but afterwards it feels like my leg is about to explode. It's also really wierd that this has decided to develop after I've been running a while (most internet stuff says that splints are common to beginners).
Any runners out there deal with this before? If so, got any good advice other than to stop running?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2009 14:27:50 GMT -5
Hey Tbgalileo. You really should stop everything you're doing and go to a Doctor. After all, you don't want it to get worse by relying on the internet or friends for advice. You need to see a professional as soon as you can. Then you can come to Florida and dance a Tango with me!!!  |
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Post by infireguy911 on Mar 18, 2009 20:58:32 GMT -5
I thought the same thing last year...went to my doc who referred me to a podiatrist...turned out I had a bad case of planter fasciitis. After I ran, the next morning my lower leg and ankle would kill me...felt like someone was sticking a soda straw sized needle in me....and while I ran, it was fine. After seeing the doc, he had me wear a custom made orthotic for the effected leg and told me not to run for at least a month and then very slowly work back into it. After 8 months, I no longer had to wear the orthotic, (got a better quality of running shoe before I started out again), and I can run now with no issues. Might be something to consider, but I do agree, go see a professional (they probably need to make a payment on their yacht this month anyway)  Dave |
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Post by TheBear on Mar 18, 2009 21:30:52 GMT -5
Hey Tbgalileo. You really should stop everything you're doing and go to a Doctor. After all, you don't want it to get worse by relying on the internet or friends for advice. You need to see a professional as soon as you can. Then you can come to Florida and dance a Tango with me!!! Hey Tbgalileo, DO NOT FOOL AROUND with your foot/leg. SEE A PODIATRIST! (your GP might need to make a referral.) Then, YES, you haven't lived until you have seen Carroll TANGO!... OMG... (gasp! my pills, my pills!)... HOT HOT HOT! Bear ______________ |
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Post by maxwelldaemon on Mar 19, 2009 7:41:18 GMT -5
I concur! Time for an x-ray; possibly an MRI. Could be bone fracture, torn tendons, locusts,...
no one can tell you this over the internet. See a sports orthopedist.
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Post by tbgalileo on Mar 19, 2009 8:24:23 GMT -5
Locusts? Holy crap.. you guys are freaking me out!
I hate doctors, but I'm going to see my orthopedic surgeon today who reconstructed my knee and have him take a look at it. I didn't run yesterday and it feels a million times better this morning, so we'll see what it is.
Can't someone just kiss it and make it better? ;D
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Post by TheBear on Mar 19, 2009 9:58:20 GMT -5
Locusts? Holy crap.. you guys are freaking me out! I hate doctors, but I'm going to see my orthopedic surgeon today who reconstructed my knee and have him take a look at it. I didn't run yesterday and it feels a million times better this morning, so we'll see what it is. Can't someone just kiss it and make it better? ;D (Nurse Bear hands Tbgalileo a cookie and pats him on the popo...) There there now, you will be just fine (Bear says as he stands out of sight to load the monster syringe with the two-inch size 10 needle...) As a psych nurse, I have very good technique in giving injections of this VERY THICK Haldol. The slap on the butt helps to mask the sting of the injection so you don't feel it. Well, sorta. ;D Hoosiercop... would you help hold Tb? He's being, uh, "resistant." Bear _______________ |
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Post by 1dbigjim563 on Mar 19, 2009 12:46:24 GMT -5
Locusts? Holy crap.. you guys are freaking me out! I hate doctors, but I'm going to see my orthopedic surgeon today who reconstructed my knee and have him take a look at it. I didn't run yesterday and it feels a million times better this morning, so we'll see what it is. Can't someone just kiss it and make it better? ;D I'm sure someone can kiss something and make it all better, but as for the leg, uh-uh. I've been trying to cure my torn tendon with a magic wand, and wouldn't you know it, the f***k'n thing is broken! |
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Post by hoosiercop on Mar 20, 2009 8:21:56 GMT -5
Can't someone just kiss it and make it better? ;D The doctor is in! (in Indiana that is......) |
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Post by bluepride on Mar 20, 2009 9:51:33 GMT -5
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Post by TheBear on Mar 20, 2009 10:36:14 GMT -5
ROFL! LOVE IT! Just a small update: We nurses no longer wear the nurse caps (although a tasteful tiara is optional.) BTW... being a psych nurse working in a super-max prison was an "enlightening experience." In the Psychiatric Services Unit, I quickly came to realize that "these folks are truly mentally disordered!" ... and then there were the INMATES!  (Sigh,) now that I'm retired, I miss the entertainment! Bear ________________ |
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Post by tbgalileo on Mar 20, 2009 10:56:04 GMT -5
Wow... hoosier has really nice boobies. But seriously, thanks for the input from every. The verdict is that I do have shin splints (overdeveloped muscles in front of the calves), but there is nothing medically that can be done for them. I'm just going to have to alter my schedule and not run on 3 or 4 consecutive days. I have to do one on and one off, which I think sucks because I like running, but I'm probably going out to get an eliptical for the off days. |
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Post by 1dbigjim563 on Mar 20, 2009 16:08:35 GMT -5
Ever consider swimming? Great exercise and less stressful, and swimming laps can be as mind numbing as running 'em. Besides, if you pick the right facility, the eye candy is great and fat free!  |
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Post by infireguy911 on Mar 20, 2009 19:31:40 GMT -5
glad to hear it wasn't anything major or that needed surgery.
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Post by flblue09 on Mar 26, 2009 21:41:01 GMT -5
Take it from a former professional dancer who has dealt with this issue ...
It happens, it can become chronic, and it can lead to more serious issues.
Most often it occurs due to the lack of muscle control through the knee and within the foot and leg on impact to the landing surface. Simply put: with each step, you are landing on and shock-impacting bone rather than using muscle to control the landing. Running on any hard, non-resilient surface is a BIG MISTAKE!
The only thing that is going to help heal you now is rest. Several weeks worth of rest. Even though the pain will be gone, the damage done takes a good while to heal - 3-6 weeks. If this is the first time you've ever had this, don't waste your $$ on doctors and pills. Just get good rest, good shoes and find another "low impact" form of exercise to keep going. Swimming is the VERY best way.
In the future, if a run is your thing, consider a more appropriate running shoe for yourself, and running on earth/ground or a running track this is correctly designed. But, by all means, stay away from concrete, black top and the like.
Hope this helps ....
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