Runners Shin Splint Pain: Running Gait Analysis and Form Correction
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- radiantrunning.com/coaching/he... Are your shins hurting when you run? Watch this video and see before and after form corrections that helped two runners get rid of their shin splints. Douglas Wisoff, PT and Coach helps runners overcome their chronic Shin Splints with simple running form changes using the "Healing on the Run" methods. While a number of injuries of the lower leg get labeled as shin splints, the classic version is when the fascia or connective tissue surrounding the Posterior Tibialis muscle of the lower leg tears away from the inside of the Tibia along the sharp edge of the bone. Excessive impact in this area can evolve into a fracture depending your body mechanics and the level of repetitive stress those mechanics produce.
Another version of shin pain is an Anterior Shin Splint. In this case the Anterior Tibialis is bearing the brunt of repetitive stress and the pain site is on the lower front of the leg where the tendon of the Anterior Tibialis descends towards the top of the foot. This is usually caused by excessive heal striking, and there will be more risk when running on downhill hard surfaces.
Causes and Considerations:
It is often the case that runners and participants in youth athletics will get shin splints early in the season after a lay off. This is a classic case of “too much to soon” and pain will generally fade with a short break. However if your shin splints tend to stay around read on.
I find that in working with runners that suffer from chronic shin splints there is usually too much tightness or holding in the muscles of the leg. It is often accompanied by a muscle imbalance in the hip on the involved side (if it is one sided), and because that creates instability, the leg compensates by trying to stabilize from below. The leg muscles become dense, thick and non-resiliant. Forces don’t transmit well through this dense medium and the muscles get jammed with each step. So one thing to look for is asymmetry in the hips and leg/foot mechanics, side to side.
When the shin splints are in both legs and chronic there are basically two things to look for. The runner may be driving down through their legs to get more power off the ground. Again this would be a compensation for not getting the power from the core. This involves too much impact, usually with a heal strike that shocks the tissue of the lower leg. The second is overuse such as pushing excessively off the toe and or landing on the ball of the foot without allowing the heel to contact the ground. This adds tremendous forces to the calves and can be the *source of a number of lower leg problems.
Healing Shin Splints
The current medical practice would be ice, elevation, and rest (layoff), allowing the symptoms to ease. However this doesn’t address the faulty mechanics that started the pain in the first place. To get at this it is important to realize that you don’t have to use the legs to run, except minimally. And if you are able to learn this you can often heal the shin splints while maintaining your running base. Focusing on smooth gait, soft and dangling feet during the swing phase, shortening up the stride and developing a mid-foot strike (heel makes firm contact, but not striking out front), rolling off the balls of the feet without a push, and driving forward with the upper thighs and hips, will all help to ease the stress to the calves, ankles and feet.
*Injuries to the lower leg that can be helped with form focuses; calf strains, calf pain, tight calves, Achilles Tendonitis, Posterior Tibialis Tendonitis, Posterior Tibialis Tenosynovitis, Chronic Compartment Syndrome of the Anterior Compartment, lateral leg pain, Peroneal Tendonitis. There are specific focuses that can be used to help heal specific injuries
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Just ran a 4miler at a threshold pace, warmed up utilising this video (posterior problems) and holy crap, painfree run! Amazing
can you help me?
i have same problem shown in the video how to fix that..
My shin splints get so bad that I can barely walk after running...
How did you get over this? It’s exactly what happens to me!
Yy gu
@@magnummemes4234 What is the best book title for doing this?
Me too..
I didn’t know what shin splints were and I could barely walk after running but I ignored it and kept going..... now I have trouble walking even without running.
Wow, her running Form became so much smoother.
Technically, she wasn't even running before... It's just a weird fast walking. If you have a contact with the ground with at least one foot all the time, it's not running.
Haha, she looks so happy in the right footage.
Know that feeling, running can be such a joy when you find your stride.
It's amazing how form drastically affects your body. Thanks. Been having it for awhile but changing my formed really improved my shin splints
Great to hear!
I just started doing some more cardio and I could not understand why I was feeling pain in my right shin , this was very informative , thank you !
The first guy is exactly what I do. I'll keep coming back to this and try to improve my form. Brilliant video
have not been running properly for over 3 months now with medial lower shin pain - this is the single most helpful video with regards to what strength training I need to do to help with form
one of the great video on running. you deserve more views
Why are you the only coach on CZcams sharing unique content with such an amazing result, gosh I know nobody else, never been coached before, but this the most amazing eye opener pair of videos, the one about the hips and this too, also includes hips a little bit wow, best running form tip ever, well there are more and everybody has a video on them, this is wonderful, thank you.
This guy knows his stuff. Great analysis.
As a movement specialist and two decade long bodyworker, I've supported the healing of ankle and knee challenges through rib cage mobility work. Now we have low impact, live-virtual movement classes to support locomotion, and decompression. This video does a great job showing the descending force versus ascending expansion (our terminology). Thanks
Thank You for your information! I've been asking a few trainers about Shin Splints and I was never given this kind of informative info! Thanks Again!
This is a GREAT video. Exactly pointed out the problem of my gait.
that was super informative using those videos of before and after! excellent explanation! thanks a lot!
This is the best video advice series imo
Thankyou, Matt. And thanks for the soundtrack (it's perfect!).
Wow so crazy that running is a technique never taught as a child. Thanks for this video.
This is the video I've been looking for. Thank you for the upload. I'm leaning too far forward
Hi. Thanks for this very clear, well illustrated explanation of the processes involved. Very useful!! :)
I had no idea about form correction. Thank you!
Excellent video, it illustrates exactly what I'm going through
Lol, I first had the anterior and then the posterior shin splin pain, wish I had seen this sooner.... Rehab and rehab, glad I've found this coach giving some real insight I can then follow up upon. Thanks!!
Great video thanks heaps, I am booked in for a running analysis on Friday due to ongoing Achilles issues as well as anterior tibialis issues, it will be interesting to see what they find
Great progress for these people I like it!
This was so helpful, great video!
Why this video is from 7 years ago and I just found it now is a mystery -_-'
Should've watched this earlier.
This video was informative, thank you for it.
Very informative video! You have got yourself a subscriber!
Hi Sharon...Changing running form is usually requires some outside help that is knowledgeable in training people how to move. Learning from books or even watching a video and trying to emulate what you see is difficult. Find someone who knows how to do this, or get in touch with me for a Skype session.
This is a good video and I hope I will be able to use this on my own
Loving your work!
Great vid! I just came in from a frustrating run i had to cut short trying to battle with this problem. Are there any tips/exercises/workouts you recommend to help "working to get the core and hips more engaged?" The before video of the runner starting at 1:32 is like a mirror image of my form right now
Excellent Video ... great information ! Thank you !!
Great video Douglas thanks 😊
thank you SO MUCH for this in depth analysis for posterior shin splint forms
Very informative. Thank you!
What a great video. Thank you
Its so amazing how much society has progressed that people don't even know how to properly run.
Don't get me wrong im not being sarcastic. Im watching this video for a reason :c
To be fair though i think the only people running for long distances back in the day were messengers and armies, i think running as a hobby or for fitness is part of the progression of society.
dude, exactly what I was thinking today, battling with my pain. I was like "how the fuck I've gotten wrong running technique causing me pain. I thought all humans have it correct built in by default :)"
@@vladimirdanov9536 agreed! I thought we were naturally born to run tho😂 but now it makes so much sense that we spend most of our lives sitting
It’s a very good point
Great video! One of my favorites as a new runner. A lot of the of the others aren’t as smooth and show good examples as this one
Wow two great examples of how nice and smooth a good running form looks.
I’m new to running (gym and swim normally) and am getting shin pain down the front of my shin, so need to work on that and my wife (who’s done half marathons etc) has come back to running to get lower back pain when running that is making it hard to get out and run. I could really do with having your analysis of our running. Can this be done by sending video clips?
She looks like me in those before takes. After is beautiful!
I have it on one side from skateboarding very good video I'm going to try pushing behind me more
Thanks for a helpful video, Douglas! I have a question. It is possible to treat very bad and sore shin splints by just resting them? I wonder the answer is no, but it doesn't hurt to ask.
Great Video! Thank you!!!
Thanks uu so much for this information about shin pain
Great video!
So helpful. Thank you!
Man u showed me exactly ehat i was doing wrong. Midfoot strikes with my head doen amd no hip movement using my right leg as my power leg. My left heel was actually sore to the touch from landing.
Great video
Great tips
Very useful video thank you
excellent video!
Thank you this is what I needed to know to help me out.
Very helpful
Very informative
Great video, 9 years ago u can barely see any biomecanic videos on youtube.
To me, it feels like sitting on top of legs spinning using the upper legs to move you forward vs absorbing impact and then using the calves to lift you up out of the depression caused by the absorption. The angle at the shin to foot is more acute in the latter. Running with the upper legs keeps the impact very light and the angle less acute. You can tell by the forces and pronation load that you are running with the lower legs. It feels upright from the hips up at first
i believe i have posterior shin splints or at least early stages of it
(left leg only). ive only been running for 8 weeks starting out with couch to 5k. did my last parkrun at the end of april. i tried running again and the shin goes rock hard and stops me from running. i get a dull ache most of the time and sometimes a random shooting pain with a strong burning feel. are these typical symptons? cheers! at the moment im doing daily stretches and wear a calf compression sleeve to cloud some of the ache.
I've pain in lower back of that front bone.while I run it gets severe . What should I do.
I play soccer and just now my shins started to hurt really bad and it's like it say in the video but it feels like the bone not the muscle but it hurts pretty bad Idk if it's normal for a 13 year old soccer player
great vid
just found this video Douglas.. God bless you.. this is the information i have been missing for the last 3 years..i am similar to the chap in the example.. can you give me any tips to use the hip motion more, i do ultra marathons and need to resolve my form defect to ease the shin splints so i can take on more challenges going forward.. best regards.. Tom mcateer.. Preston uk
Check out this page to see how I could help you :radiantrunning.com/skype-sessions/
thanks man....
Thanks
That probably depends on how you got them, how bad are they, how long they have been around, and if you have tried it and it hasn't helped in that they return when you resume the activity that created them in the first place. I would say the answer is yes if you give it enough time. Is it faster then moving correctly to help heal them? I doubt it, but it really depends on improved movement patterns that reduce the stress that is being generated by the faulty patterns. Hope this helps.
+Tolga Karaman
I sincerely hope that you aren't using this post to advertise a product.
this enlightened me so much. i've been running a few kilometers and my legs are always on fire (and my breathing is crap) while i'm at it but after watching this, perhaps it could be my running form. gonna run again tomorrow and see if it works for me if i fix my running form. thank u!
Lately found if do 10 minutes full body workout flowing exercise to exercise no break i have no lower leg muscle pain. What would be the most optimal routine? Atm im just winging it, core and glute routine or a barbell complex
I’ve recently progressed to running the 5k distance, but every time I get up over about 2.5 miles I start battling posterior shin splints. After watching this video I 100% run like the gentleman in the beginning, running off of my lower leg. I can see the difference between the before and after clearly, but I just can’t figure out how to get myself from point A to B. 😫
Send a video side shot of you running to my email address and I'll give you some pointers.
@@douglaswisoff oh my gosh thank you! I will try and get someone to help me take one this weekend!
@@paigelavelle3623 Great, I'll keep my eye out for it!
Thanks bro
When i run in night my shin splints hurts very much, but when i run in morning my shin splints doesn't hurt, my shin splints never hurts i run 3 months without resting but my one friend say me that you should run on toe (bare foot) till the pain starts i dont know my legs doesn't support weight i dont know
now a day i am not running but i play cricket on night , while playing cricket my shin splints also hurts very much. what is this . i am very confused, what is that, which kind of symptom is that,
Plz guide me.
I've been struggling with this for so long, need someone in NYC lol
I have been dealing with posterior shin splints for 8 years and I have tried everything and stop them from returning I have taken months off running and been through PT. Any advice or help would be awesome.
thanks!!
damn the left is exactly how I am running..I do it unconsioucly cause I m trying to place my feet flat..how to go from the left type to the right type?
Is it good to run with shin splints pain?
I've noticed that if I set the treadmill to 4, I'm clunky and there is alot of work to get my legs and body up and down and forward. I have weak hip-flexors, so that's an issue.
But if I set it to 4.5, all that goes away and I'm smooth. It's weird.
I've seen videos promoting the slow "running" thing. Esp. for seniors (I'm 57). Less stress on the body and all that. But going slower actually puts more stress on my joints than going faster.
Is this normal?
So 57 is not a senior, however 15 min pace is too slow. It isn't so much the speed you're running as how slow your cadence is. It is likely the 4.5 is making you quicken your cadence. This allows for a better return rather than dissipation of elastic recoil.
Amazing
how to recover from shin injury
Ugh no! I have an Invitational tomorrow and I have had shin splints since 2 weeks ago
Did you ever get it resolved, Samantha?
I got posterior shin splints in my right leg only and it comes again and again when I start running, I right leg pronate more than my left leg so what should I do to get rid off my posterior shin splints..
nik chunar try insoles
Going to try this and only found this tonight......my calves and shins go within 5 mins of my run ...got new running shoes and same thing tonight again ....pain in the ass cause it ruins my runs that I enjoy
Basically I have to balance hip?
I often get pains on the outside of my shin and if I've my foot parallel to the floor and when I point my toes to the floor but when I try to pull my foot back up again I can't even move my foot but up again but there's no pain in my foot but I'm my shin .. what could that be
Do you mean you have pain and tightness on the outer muscles of the calf? This could indicate some issue supination. It's more rare and involves a tendency to roll your ankle outwards. It's not wrong, but if you have high arched feet then you will be prone to this. I'd suggest getting a foam roller and working out the knots. Also, get some shoes which really support the outer edge of your ankle rather than the inner part. You need to go to a proper running shop where they can test your gait in order to get you a good pair of shoes. You should also work on alignment when running. You might have a tendency to let your knees collapse outwards when you get tired. You cannot do this as it will increase the load on the outer sides where you get the pain. You must pull your legs in straight as you run and maintain awareness for when you start to collapse.
hi I don't know if you will respond back but. I play soccer and every practice we have to run a mile when we get there then we start running but the half of the mile my calf starts hurting really bad and the rest I just walk. I don't know if I run wrong or its just for my weight I weigh 180. should I ask my doctor about this? please respond back.
Only way to know if you run wrong is to get a video of you running and look at it, compare it to people who run well, see what you see. Maybe you will be able to determine that yourself. If not, ask someone else to watch it or watch you running and critique your form. Likely you will see if something looks wrong in your form. If not then seek out some professional who can. Good luck!
I get this when I run on a treadmill. Any theory on why?
+Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass Perhaps there is some uncertainty in your step on the treadmill that results in contracting the leg muscles more, causing less resiliency in you calves. Or possibly you are changing you stride that causes stresses to be distributed differently and obviously not optimally.
Today I learned how to run.
Hi Doug, my daughter, a new xc runner keeps suffering from shin splints. I think she resembles the first runner in this video. How do you go about making these changes? How should we coach her? Thank you!
same here, Im gonna try some hip stretches and maybe try keeping my body up? good luck
After heel striking my way through a marathon and fighting chronic knee pain for years, I switched to minimalist shoes and I’ve had almost no knee pain since, however I feel like I have a posterior stress fracture on my right leg. My heel just barely kisses the ground when I run, is that my issue? I felt better than ever until this.
Yes, make sure that kiss is a big wet smack! That heel needs to sink into the ground quickly behind a mid-foot contact.
Wowww what a great exercise
I’m a sprinter I’ve had posterior shin splints for about 6 weeks and still got it, I’m pretty sure it’s not my form and I’ve tried everything else not sure what to do please help
Ross Harrison how long u been running ? Could be your legs just aren’t strong enough
Hi,
I have some posterior shin splints pain during running, and i know that same side hip is not going forward like left one. Any suggestions how to fix it? i just can't do it while running.
Try seeing if it moves naturally as you walk? If not visualize it moving, direct it to move, walk with "an attitude", swing your hips when you walk...etc. Then apply it to running...see if that helps .
So then how to fix it
i have same problem while running how to fix it help me anyone here..😔
Im not sure my pain is caused by common reason. I had fusion on L1, L2, L3..... discs....1987.....military injury, compress fractures. The pain seems related to fatigue, much golf practice. Also I suspect nerve block. Innitially my hips gave problems. That ia gone now. Only left leg tibia......outside is sensitive to walking......lie on back and hitting golf balls.
Can you provide some exercises to achieve the form correction at 2:15. I am almost an exact copy of the "before" running stance and have shin and pain issues. The "after" form looks, and probably feels, way better. How do we achieve this?
Experiment with different form, using visualization of what looks to you to be good running...keep your calves and feet very relaxed, don''t run with apprehension, contact me if you want some professional help.
Thanks, Doug.
If you send me a short side shot video of you running I could make an educated comment. Otherwise I'm just shooting in the dark.
Hi Douglas,this is the only video I found that really described my problem.If you have time,can you check my form in a video from a latest half marathon? Because I think my form is similar to the guy on the video.
I 've put it on Public so you can see it.
web.facebook.com/Panjpanjpanj
Yea, somewhat similar, but different also. What you have in common is the bearing weight forward of the center of mass. This will cause a variety of problems depending on different strengths and vulnerabilities in different people. Common to anyone who does this is somewhere muscles of the legs will be called forth to cover the the lack of power being produced by the core and translated through the pelvis into movement. If you want more help go to my website, read the section on Skype sessions and email me if you want personal help. Cheers
I just want to ask one thing, this shin pain will get reduced if we practice daily ??? Or should I stop running bcz day by day it's paining more
If it is getting worse day by day I would stop and wait until you're not symptomatic.
Bros foot looks like a raptor foot 😂 u can’t tell me we didn’t evolve from dinosaurs 💀
no idea what i need to do to fix my pain
🎵 She’s a runner she’s a track star 🎵
will your body eventually get use to that pain
keith mooney no
Fuck no