Shin splints are a condition that causes pain and sometimes swelling in the front part of the lower leg (shin) . The pain is most likely from repeated stress on the shin bone (tibia) and the tissue that connects the muscle to the tibia. They are common in people who run or jog.
Yep, I guess that about sums it up. I suppose I should consider myself lucky to only have it in my left leg. That should mean only half the healing time, right? Everything I've read says that treatment of this condition would include rest, ice, some stretching and maybe even looking at getting new running shoes. Guess what? I got new running shoes on Saturday. Who knows when I'll be able to take them for their first test run though.
In the meantime, I apparently don't need to give up exercising altogether. I can do low impact sports such as swimming (yuck), the elliptical (so-so), cycling (hurts my butt and my knee) or walking (yawn). Or there's yoga (smile!).
Here's how Augie recommends treating an injury......
Hopefully I don't have a bad case and will be able to resume my running shortly. I've got two races coming up that I need to train for: the Cave Creek Trail Run on April 23rd and the Warrior Dash on April 30th. So I think that in order to make sure I'm ready to run those two races, I'll be extra cautious right now and allow my leg plenty of time to heal. In the meantime, you can find me slowly walking the streets of Gilbert with my gimpy dog Augie, who is also still trying to heal.
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