07/09/2025
🏃♂️ Tibial Stress Fractures - What You Need to Know
🔍 Focal points:
➡️ Pain is often localised to a specific point on the shin (unlike shin splints, which feel more diffuse).
➡️ Pain typically worsens with load and eases with rest.
➡️ Imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI) helps confirm diagnosis.
➡️ Risk factors: rapid load increase, poor footwear, low energy availability, biomechanics.
👉 What I’m doing right now to manage my own tibial stress issue:
✅ Load management – limiting high-impact work, using the bike for conditioning.
✅ Strength training – safe lifts like hip thrusts and leg press (within tolerance).
✅ Fascial and shin rehab – controlled heel walks, tibialis anterior activation, glute/core work.
✅ Monitoring symptoms – hop test, palpation, daily pain check.
✅ Footwear & support – wearing shoes that reduce impact on the tibia.
⚠️ The key is catching symptoms early and adjusting training before things worsen into a full fracture.
📲 If you’ve got shin pain that won’t go away, get it checked:
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