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    • CommentAuthorFree Memberjim1296
    • CommentTimeFeb 19th 2009
     
    jim1296

    After I have run 2 days I try to run a 3rd and feel pain in the back of my legs from my ankles to my calves. I take a few days off to recuperate and the same thing continues to happen. I think it may be my shoes but I am not sure, it feels like a form of shin splints.

    • CommentAuthorFree Memberjodaddy
    • CommentTimeFeb 20th 2009
     
    jodaddy
    It's not shin splints. It's either a calf strain or possibly Achilles tendonitis. In either case, shoes can make a difference but you also need to rest until the pain completely resolves then make sure you start back gradually enough so that you don't re-aggravate it. You also need to stretch your calves on a regular basis. To help get over your current pain, Rest, ice, massage and gentle stretching should help. Have you been runner or are you just starting? Also, how far did you run? The answer to those questions can help us understand your problem better. We'll look for your answers and this is a great site for advice so others will add to what I've started you out with. Good luck.
    • CommentAuthorFree Memberhlfreund10
    • CommentTimeFeb 24th 2009
     
    hlfreund10

    Actually, I disagree with jodaddy. I recently developed a case of posterior shin splints, which I had never heard of. I had some pain around my ankles that ran up my calves (similar to achilles tendonitis) for a few weeks and tried stretching and ice and even reduced my mileage, only for the pain to continue to get worse.

     These can be caused by a few things, but here are the 'most common' causes: 1) you pronate and need shoes that help stabilize your gait 2) you run outdoors on the road and the road is graded so it slants down (for drainage purposes) and this turns your feet inwards.

     If its not posterior shin splints and it's one of the other things, I can't help you. If you feel like it might be PSS, then here's what has been working for me:

    1) I iced EVERY night, after EVERY workout, no matter what I did

    2) I almost stopped running completely- I've been biking with only 1 2-3 mile run per week (I used to run 25-30/wk)

    3) I rolled frozen golf balls under the arches of my feet to loosen the tendons that run along the bottom of the feet

    4) I STRETCHED my calves AND achilles' frequently- not just after runs or activity. These muscles are tight and need stretching. Better yet, if you have some form of a roller, use that

    5) I popped ibuprofin (I know, not that good) to help reduce some of the inflammation, and ate foods that would help with this as well

     Now, I started all this probably 4 weeks in. I have had 3 weeks of this and think I am ready to slowly start building up my mileage again.Hopefully it's early enough for you that you can recover faster.

    Good luck!

    Heidi

    • CommentAuthorFree Memberfawls13
    • CommentTimeFeb 24th 2009
     
    fawls13
    I would get some pain and very tight feeling, almost like a muscle pull but more around the connecting tendons. It seemed to be caused by the fact that in my job I was sitting almost all day, probably with my calves in roughly the same position for 8 hours.

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