shin pain

January 17, 2008

Hi, I recently began walking

daily (January 2nd). I walk at a pretty good pace and I carry 1 ½ pound

hand weights in each hand. I walk in my neighborhood where there is a quiet road

that has a couple of hills going either way. I began doing 2 laps which takes

40 minutes, each lap is a little over a mile long, then I started doing 3 laps

and then I still had so much energy I added a 4th lap.

When I first started out both of

my shins hurt, but by the 3rd day my right one stopped hurting, but

the left would hurt only if I really pushed myself.

Lately the past week my left

shin has been hurting a lot and especially the area where my foot connects to

my leg (the bend part) on the top. I’ve tried to look up what this might

be and I can’t really find too much on it. I haven’t been doing

more than 3 laps, I figured doing the 4th was pushing it too soon.

The pain seems to hurt the most

when going uphill, doesn’t seem to bother me too much on flat surfaces or

even going downhill.

Last night the pain hurt quite a

bit after I came home from my walk and so I put ice on it. This morning both

shins feel a bit stiff and I think I will probably take the day off from

walking which I really hate to do because I’ve been walking for weight

loss and I don’t want to screw up any progress.

If I had insurance or money I

would see a doctor, but I haven’t had insurance since last August and I

have been recently laid off from my job and unemployment covers so very little.

My question is does anyone know

what this pain might be and what I could possibly try? I do believe I am

walking properly. My sneakers are supposed to be good for walking (at least

that is what the store person said, but I think they are made for basketball).

My guess is that I may have strained it from finishing up my daily walks by

taking a side street that has a pretty steep hill and I won’t be doing

that for a while.

Has anyone ever had this type of

pain before (the area where foot attaches to leg) and what did they do?

Sincerely,

Jeannie

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