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Shin Splints, Shinguards and Sleeves

  • 23-06-2018 9:12pm
    #1
    diusmr8a504cvk
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    Hi lads, 20 years old and have had some difficulty with shin splints in the past. Myself, I reckon shinguards and their compression on my leg haven't helped and have probably contributed to it but that's just my take.

    Looking to get back into soccer for the forthcoming season and was looking to get a pair of shin pads that fit into a sleeve as I think the lack of straps and what not would probably ease pressure, while I just recently discovered compression sleeves for calves which alleviate shin splints somewhat apparently.

    Basically, I'm wondering if anyone has experienced issues with shinguards and shin splints, if that type of shinguard will help me any bit but also if wearing compression sleeves along with a shin pad in a sleeve (along with a sock over everything) would just send me back to square one.

    Cheers, will probably give a trot around a field with shin guards soon just to test again.


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  • #2
    Mars Bar
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    I suffered massively with shin splints (as in I couldn't walk down the stairs without huge pain and the football bouncing off my shin guards had me in tears) and I don't think the shin guards had anything to do with it. I have the Nike sleeves ones and if my memory served me correctly, they are the ones I also had when I had shin splints.

    Anyway, complete rest and custom orthotics were prescribed. There's a hell of a long story following the onset of the shin splints and my other injuries but I'm convinced it's all connected...


  • #3
    Deshi Basara
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    I've had experiences with very bad shin splints - I had considered what's been mentioned above.

    However - when i looked into the root cause of the splints, I've been able to tackle them without medication, rest or supports.


    Splints stem from the way you position weight on your foot during a stride or impact to the floor.


    If your weight shifts to the inner side of your foot, toward the big toe, and you allow the arch of the foot to collapse inward, you will develop splints over time.


    If you follow some guidelines from Squat University on Instagram & Youtube, they provide dozens of methods to stabilise the foot & hip (another contributing factor).


    I've followed some basic methods in my warm up & haven't suffered with severe splints in months.


    Hope you get sorted anyway


  • #4
    Mars Bar
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    Deshi Basara wrote: »

    If your weight shifts to the inner side of your foot, toward the big toe, and you allow the arch of the foot to collapse inward, you will develop splints over time.

    Or a very odd form of tendonopothy or sesamoiditis, like I have. All the weight is being distributed off the ball of my foot and through my sesamoid rather than up through the big toe. I ended up with an undiagnosed fracture of the sesamoid and the tendinopothy came after that. I had shin splints in the run up to this injury and the orthotics I got were all wrong for the situation I was in because my mechanics from top down weren't looked at correctly.

    Anyway, it's more than 6 years after the on set of the shin splints and I'm still going through a rehab program for my poor toe! It's a long and expensive road back.


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