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art
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 Posted - 01/30/2011 : 09:26:10
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This is one of those running injuries I just don't know whether to give credence to or not...
It's an off and on thing for me...that is I get dull aches very sporadically, and seems situation specific enough to make me suspicious, and doesn't hurt all that badly.
It's been almost 3 weeks and I'm sick of waiting for it to heal. I did find a chart listing all the things Sarno considers possible TMS and shin splints is there.
I'm going for it.
WIsh me luck...
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jlundigard
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Posted - 01/30/2011 : 19:43:50
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art,
I used to get awful shin splints and solved the problem before even beginning my TMS work: I got Vibram Five Fingers shoes and ran in them instead of cushioned running shoes. They basically simulate barefoot running so you are forced to heel-strike less and land more on the ball of your foot. This moves the impact shock from being absorbed in your skeletal structure to more in your foot/calf/leg muscles. I also just like the feeling of barefoot running more: you can actually "feel" the ground, which just translates to a nice experience IMO.
Of course, it could be TMS and maybe the barefoot shoes were a placebo. But my shin splint pain was more consistent with sore muscles and got worse with more running, whereas my TMS pain defies logic and is seemingly not related to anything. |
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art
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Posted - 01/31/2011 : 06:27:56
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Thanks J,
There are...as just about always...good arguments on both sides of my internal debate as to the nature of this...
But I'm going to go with what seem conditioned responses. The pain mostly stops when I go to bed, and begins in the a.m. even though I'm still lying in bed. It's mostly random and can happen at any time other than the nighttime thing, but I've noticed it acts up more reliably when I'm playing the piano, standing at the countertop by the stove in the kitchen, driving. It's also intermittent in nature/ Little zaps of dull ache.
It's been 3 weeks almost, I've done no running, but have done some biking, elliptical, and a bit of stairmaster. In those cases, it was ok in the beginning, but now I get an increase the day after. Also, I've been snow shoveling for my workout some days. That also increases the frequency of pain, usually the next day..One could argue it's the exercise, one could argue it's a conditioned response to same.
Certainly, if I read this from another poster I'd be telling them to go for it. Only fair to take my own advice.
Will report back..
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On the negative side, I did try to assume TMS when it first began, but that did not work. Still, I had doubts and I lacked follow-through when it worsened. So, not as cut and dried as it might appear from first paragraph. But then it rarely is... |
Edited by - art on 01/31/2011 06:32:10 |
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art
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Posted - 01/31/2011 : 10:19:09
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Back from run. A few dull aching twinges along the way, but nothing I didn't expect. It's doing that now to beat the band, post-run, but I expected that too...Or let me put it this way, I'd be ecstatic if it weren't.
We've a cemetery across the street, and there's a thin layer of snow along the roads that run through it, so I used that as a gentler alternative to pavement. I don't mind hedging my bets ..and I don't subscribe to the "don't ice" mandate either. I've always iced AND assumed TMS to the best of my ability. It's worked for me in the past for the most part, even it's not by the book.
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Edited by - art on 01/31/2011 10:20:05 |
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defying shin splints
