Pain in the inner calf bones when running

Running is an aerobic exercise that many people like. If you stick to running for a long time, it can strengthen your body and make you have a healthier body. It can also improve your reaction ability. However, many people experience pain in the inner side of their calf bones when running. This is also called tibial pain in medicine. It is a relatively common phenomenon and can be relieved through certain methods. Here is some information about shin pain.

1. Reasons

Traction fatigue caused by twisting below the knee joint.

Patients with shin splints often have stiff right-side waist muscles and a noticeable forward lean of the left shoulder when running. The result is that the movement of the right calf is like putting out a cigarette with the foot. To relieve the inward twisting of the calf, you should subconsciously twist it outward.

2. Symptoms

Pain occurs after the body is lifted into the air.

I feel a dull pain on the side of my right shin, which can be clearly felt without touching it with my fingers. Although it is pain near the bone, it is significantly different from the feeling of a fracture and is mainly caused by inflammation of the fascia. As the condition worsens, the pain will expand and affect the muscles.

3. Improvement Methods

1. B-type insole/integrated outsole

When patients with shin pain put their left foot on the ground, the right pelvis tends to lift up, causing the right heel to have difficulty in touching the ground and instead rotate outward. The reaction force of the rotation will make it difficult for the left heel to touch the ground.

Therefore, we recommend a one-piece outsole and a thickened insole that is easy to land on.

2. Massage your waist

First, you can massage the external oblique muscles next to the abdominal muscles. Massage can effectively prevent muscle fiber adhesion. Although the transverse abdominal muscle is the most in need of massage, there is no need to find the exact location. You can just find the swollen area by feeling. Massage until the stiff muscles are softened.

3. Flamenco dance posture

This is the most common pose in flamenco dancing and is mainly used to stretch the outer abdominal muscles on the right side of the abdominal muscles. Keep your face facing forward and turn your upper body to the right. Because the muscles on the sides of the abdomen are relatively stiff, it is easy to pull the pelvis upward. If you relax the muscles in this area, you can improve your muscle balance.

4. Exercise the front thigh muscles

It is ideal to have your knees slightly bent when your foot strikes the ground, as this helps better absorb the impact of the ground. However, in some cases, the knee joint will be straightened, and the thigh muscles will be exerted. Because the thigh muscles pull the calf through the kneecap, the quadriceps muscles (rectus femoris, vastus medialis, and vastus lateralis) are primarily moved.

5. Swing your arms in the opposite direction

If you look at the running posture from the right side, the right elbow rotates clockwise. You can try rotating your elbow clockwise. Rotate the left elbow counterclockwise as well.

To relieve shin pain, start by swinging your arms in reverse. Changing the movement of your arms can significantly improve the movement of your legs and activate your hamstrings. Although the hamstrings are muscles that don't fatigue easily, they are relatively slow to respond to movement. It is difficult to feel the movement of this muscle when running, so the activity of the hamstring tendon is mobilized through the reverse swing of the arms.