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Pain Midway Up Both Shins Feeling Like Bruise On Touch, Painful To Run. Detected Possible Tendonopathy. On Rest And Shoe Insoles. Advice
hi,my name is matthew and I been experiencing pain mid way up both of my shins.
I was told it is not shin splints as the pain is located just under the shin bone.
It feels like its a bruise when you touch it and when it becomes agrivated ,running is extremly painful
I was told it could be tendonothapy but havent been given any solutions apart from rest(im 18 and play football twice a week so it could hardly be over use) and shoe insoles ,which have helped some what
Sat, 28 Sep 2013
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It could be stress fracture of the shin which usually occurs in vigorous foot ball players. This stress fracture may be so small that it may be initially not seen on X-ray. Taking rest and Anti - inflammatory drug like diclofenac sodium along with calcium supplements will help.
Take care
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It could be stress fracture of the shin which usually occurs in vigorous foot ball players. This stress fracture may be so small that it may be initially not seen on X-ray. Taking rest and Anti - inflammatory drug like diclofenac sodium along with calcium supplements will help.
Take care
Regards
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