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What exactly do shin splints feel like?

My lower leg on the muscle just on the outside of my shin is killing me. I do not run or play any sports. It just feels like a constant stabbing pain that will not go away with any kind of meds or ice or heat. It just stays there. It starts about mid ways up the lower leg its not close to the ankle.

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  • 10 years ago
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    They feel like intense pressure on your bone, kinda like it could snap

    any second. Also it may be stress if you are stressed out often.

    Hope I could help :)

  • 10 years ago

    What you're probably feeling is growing pains. Shin splints usually occur in athletes that run on hard surfaces or tend to switch the surfaces that they run on. It's a constant pain i

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    10 years ago

    shin splints are at the ankle. its when your bones start to crack/splinter from too much running on a hard surface. you may have strained it. try rubbing it down or stretching it out.

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