Can anyone relate to this weird leg pain?!


Question: I have had major pain in my legs for about 6 or 7 years now. It consists of a really bad burning in my shins whenever I bend my foot back (as in flexing) or when I begin running. In addition, my knees cannot support my weight when doing squats. I'm 18 years old, not overweight, so i'm curious as to what this could be. Its not shin splints because I took almost a year off of activity and the pain did not cease.


Answers: I have had major pain in my legs for about 6 or 7 years now. It consists of a really bad burning in my shins whenever I bend my foot back (as in flexing) or when I begin running. In addition, my knees cannot support my weight when doing squats. I'm 18 years old, not overweight, so i'm curious as to what this could be. Its not shin splints because I took almost a year off of activity and the pain did not cease.

I was going to say shin splints, but you said it wasn't.

try this for a little while and tell me if it continues. Sit down next to a couch with your feet toward the couch. Place the front of your foot under the couch and lay back with knees bent (like a sit up position). Then just try to lift the couch with the front of your feet, you don't actually have to lift it but apply force so that you feel it in your legs. If it hurts a lot, you probably should stop, but if you do it for a while, a few times a day for a short time, it may help. And if that does help, then it was shin splints all along. My coach had me do that and the pain went away in less than 2 weeks.

this could be a nerve problem. try anti-inflamatories like naproxen or ibuprofen

Here is a link to the pain management center.

http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/d...

I think it has something to do with your muscles, not the bones.





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