Shin splints anyone ?

[Webbo2]

Many thanks.
I'm always pretty careful about internet medical advice (and rejecting a lot of sources) but I am following the stretching advice from https://www.geh.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/patients/patient-leaflets/shin-splints (which I've assumed is safe as it's UK NHS). Been doing some of the stretches they recommend - with just me ie no control group, it's difficult to know effects but certainly they don't seem to be making anything worse.

Torn knee ligament & inflamed bursa/fat pad were diagnosed by professional physio but shin splits seemed to me to be pretty self evident so I've gone with self diagnosis (for the moment).

If you can afford it I would pay to see a physio as sometimes just resting is not always a good thing. Certain injuries require you to keep moving but in a different way.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

If your walking on tarmac getting a pair of hoka trainers or trail shoes - would do wonders! Walking shoes aren't always very cushioned.

Thanks but fields and grass. Don’t like walking on tarmac/hard surfaces but fortunately area round where live has a lot public rights of way (and farms are so massive corporate entities no farmers around when you "deviate from PROWs.

Current walking boot done over 1000 miles without issues so I'm happy it's torn knee ligament rather than shoes that kicked off the problems and once recovered enough I have other possible plans.

 

[Milzy]

Years back when I got mine I couldn’t hardly move. I just kept on going reducing activity. Eventually they fully vanished and I did a few ultra marathons and marathons trouble free. Years of activity later they never came back. I think it’s a phase you just suffer through and the legs adapt.