Anybody else suffer from this? I got it bad at the arse end of last season so decided to give myself a rest over the summer. Played last night for my work and can hardly walk today Doesn't help that the pitch is the worst astro turf I've ever seen. It was like concrete covered with a brillo pad. At least we won, pumped Mott McDonald 6-3
Never had 'em! I'm currently injured just now, been out for 4 weeks after some fat prick chopped me down after I skinned the ****. Ankle was swollen like **** and could hardly walk, driving was a real chore (clutch foot) I'm starting to get some movement in my ankle now, so hopefully another couple of weeks and i'll be back up to 3 games a week.
Continually get them from my long distance running. Training for a few marathons next year and to say they are impeding progress is an understatement. Getting shock absorbing orthopedic insoles to try and cure the problem. Physio thinks it may be due to some slight subconsious adjustment of running style from after I broke my ankle on the other leg please log in to view this image
I've been doing quite a bit of running through the summer to keep myself fit and not had a problem with them, but as soon as I play football it comes back. I had the cartilage removed from my knee a year and a half ago and got arthritis in it, so might be the root of the problem. The pain is at the top of my shin just below my knee. Every step feels like the bone is splitting. Nae luck edge I broke my ankle and leg when I was 17 and was on crutches for a week. If I stayed on them any longer I think I would have broke my hands. That was my right leg as well, getting the shin splints in my left leg.
I had them ML pretty bad a few years ago. I built up my calf muscles at the gym and they never came back take ibuprofren before playing and after. helps alot
I had them back when I was young and was roadrunning 30+ miles a week. I didn't think there's too much you can do (other than undergoing surgery that would stop you walking for a month or so) apart from taking painkillers, wearing good trainers and running on softer ground, until I saw that about builiding up your calves. I've just started running again, the first exercise I've done for 5 and half years and my shins have been sore.
you dont need painkillers you need anti-inflammatories because it's the tissue in the shin swelling up and touching the bone (i think)
I think that's pretty close. From what I remember, it happens because you build up too much muscle in your shin, and there's not really space for it. When you train the muscle get's pumped full of blood like any other muscle, but it is constricted and that's what causes the pain. Anti-inflammatories reduce the amount of blood, hence the swelling, hence the pain (that's what I meant by painkillers). Andy Cole had it when he was at Newcastle, as did Rob Jones at Liverpool I believe.
What a bunch of pansy ****s young ones are today. I used to play football with a broken leg FFS. Shin splints, ****in shin splints
Im sure there is a higher incidence due to their weight causing greater impact force as they run. However that shouldn't really be a problem for me at my current 12 st
I can't take ibuprofen. Right now I'm on three different painkillers, one of them is a sedative as well I've got amitriptiline, diclofenac and cocodamol to take and none of them seem to get rid of the pain
Can you not have Paramol instead of cocadamol? It's basically the same ingredients (codeine and paracetamol) but because it's formulated slightly differently (dihydrocodeine instead of normal codeine) it's a lot more effective. You can't get it on prescription, but my doctor has recommended it in the past (it's about £%.50 for 32 tablets).
