Since the x-ray showed that everything was okay you more likely have severe shin splints. I did triple jump myself and also high jump. My story was actually very similar to yours. I even had the same dent in my shin. The reason for reoccurring shin splints, even after rest, can occur because of improper shoes, flat feet, or over-use.
It is important to have full support in your shoes because you impact the ground very hard in this sport. If you have flat feet you should consider getting costume orthotics that can slip into any tennis shoe. Then you would only get full impact during competition when you wear spikes.
The only way to totally recover is to do intense hot/cold therapy. Each session takes about an hour. Every day alternate heat for 15 minutes, then an ice pack for 15 minutes for an hour. Do this every day for a week or too.
This is exactly what I did and I was able to start jumping again without any pain. If you still feel pain after a week, you can do the therapy more than a week.
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Hello and thank you for sharing your question.
Since the x-ray showed that everything was okay you more likely have severe shin splints. I did triple jump myself and also high jump. My story was actually very similar to yours. I even had the same dent in my shin. The reason for reoccurring shin splints, even after rest, can occur because of improper shoes, flat feet, or over-use.
It is important to have full support in your shoes because you impact the ground very hard in this sport. If you have flat feet you should consider getting costume orthotics that can slip into any tennis shoe. Then you would only get full impact during competition when you wear spikes.
The only way to totally recover is to do intense hot/cold therapy. Each session takes about an hour. Every day alternate heat for 15 minutes, then an ice pack for 15 minutes for an hour. Do this every day for a week or too.
This is exactly what I did and I was able to start jumping again without any pain. If you still feel pain after a week, you can do the therapy more than a week.
I hope this helps. Good luck.
Faith
February 7, 2015 - 8:38pmThis Comment
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