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"Tough As Nails": Stress fracture or shin splints?

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    • CommentAuthorFree Membervangus35
    • CommentTimeSep 5th 2008
     
    vangus35
    I have a question, I have severe pain in my left shin and it even hurts to the touch. Now my ortho said it was a stress fracture so I did no running for over 8 weeks and even wore an air cast for 6 weeks it has been over a month since i did all that and two days this week i ran briefly at my sons football practice on the grass and the pain returned slightly. Now is this just a bad case of shin splints or is it possible the fracture is still there?
    • CommentAuthorFree Membernataliew
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2008
     
    nataliew

    It took me about 20 weeks or more after my stress fracture before I could run without any pain. It has been almost a year, and I am just now getting back to running a little. I am having shin splints in a totally different area now, and I can tell the difference between the pain that I am having there vs. with the stress fracture.

    Hope this helps. I feel your pain. 

     

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