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Who should I go to if I believe I may have these, I know they can be caused stress fractures and have been told this is likely what I've got but not from a trained professional. Should I go to my GP or a physio or someone else?
I would say that if your shin SPLITS you don't need to be told by a trained professional. Basically for shin Splints the cure is rest, rest, rest:-(
I play football 3 times a week at times and it occurs depending on my foot wear, wether its new, the ground I'm playing on. It can even depend on wether the pitch I'm playing on is level so I'm running on a slight gradient makes it worse. A right pain in the arse was hoping to get it looked into to make sure theres no under lying issue causing.This.
I've got them but like an idiot im trying to ignore them. Knacks at times like.
You get the operation on the NHS? Recommend anyone if you're based in the north east?I did the same as you and ignored them mate, couldnt get rid of them after 4 years, ended up having an operation in January to sort it,
Best see a specialist before you do any lasting damage
Yeah, I've read up on it a bit. I was hoping anyone that had it coyld recommend who to go to first to get a diagnosis?shin splints is just a generic term for shin pain. can be a whole variety of things including as you say stress fractures. i get them during the summer on hard pitches and i know for me it's the periosteum swelling. hurts like a mutha. all i can do is pop a profen and get ice on it after the games. best get whatever the root cause is diagnosed and do what you can to stop them. rest is usually the case but it ain't that easy
Cheers mate, exactly the advice I wanted mate. Will they ever object to this and do you just speak with your GP over the phone or go in and speak to them? I'm hoping its something that can be treated so I can play football and run pain free but I'm also concerned if I continue to get it and do nothing about it it could do some long last damage when I'm older and I'm only 22.I got it done at the Spire Hospital in Washington but paid for by the NHS,
Basically went to my GP and stated i wanted to see an Orthopaedic surgeon on the NHS Choose & Book service,
You get to choose which hospital (including some private ones) as long as they treat that condition (Which Spire Washington do)
My condition was MTSS (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome) which is basically inflammation of the periosteum due to the repetitive strain on the shin. Had the fascial attachments released from the bone in late January. Just started running again 3 weeks ago and fingers crossed my legs fine.
Cheers mate, will see if I can book an appointment in with my GP to get something sorted.Same here mate, im 24 now and had it since i was around 20 so missed out on a few years running/playing football etc but hopefully on the mend now
Just go to the GP and just say you want to see an Orthopaedic surgeon at Hospital on the NHS Choose and Book and they will refer you.
I can highly recommend the Spire at Washington, same service as if you were a private customer, was only waiting a week or 2 for consultations aswell unlike the waiting times on the NHS
Hope you get it sorted soon mate as i know how painful and frustrating it can get
Not sure if it's the same for shin splints, but when I fucked my knee surgery was a last resort, it went something like GP, physio, specialist, misdiagnosis, physio, specialist, misdiagnosis, physio, specialist, scan, surgery.Cheers mate, will see if I can book an appointment in with my GP to get something sorted.