lumps on outside of leg above ankles
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about 5 mins into a 5-a-side footy game yesterday i started to get pain on the outside of my legs just above the ankles. i pushed through for about 20 mins until it was hurting even when stood still. by this point two lumps had formed on the outside of my legs just above the ankles. they weren't sensitive to the touch. the pain was similar to shin splints...
any idea what this is?
any idea what this is?
I also have these, left over from my shin splints. I assumed that it was bone (it's rock solid) left over from a stress fracture caused by the shin splints (like when you break a bone, and it heals back as a lump rather than flush).
Of course, I've since read that shin splints don't -cause- stress fractures, they're just similar injuries. Never spoken to a doctor about them, but manage to avoid the worst by massively restricting my running.
Edit: Mine is a single lump, about 1/3 up my right shin on the inside.
Of course, I've since read that shin splints don't -cause- stress fractures, they're just similar injuries. Never spoken to a doctor about them, but manage to avoid the worst by massively restricting my running.
Edit: Mine is a single lump, about 1/3 up my right shin on the inside.
Meoricin said:
I also have these, left over from my shin splints. I assumed that it was bone (it's rock solid) left over from a stress fracture caused by the shin splints (like when you break a bone, and it heals back as a lump rather than flush).
Of course, I've since read that shin splints don't -cause- stress fractures, they're just similar injuries. Never spoken to a doctor about them, but manage to avoid the worst by massively restricting my running.
Edit: Mine is a single lump, about 1/3 up my right shin on the inside.
interesting, i thought shin splints were micro fractures. so what are they if not? i've been playing footy once a week and not had a single shin splint issue for ages. suddenly they appeared this week out of no-where 5 mins into the game. WTF! So annoying.Of course, I've since read that shin splints don't -cause- stress fractures, they're just similar injuries. Never spoken to a doctor about them, but manage to avoid the worst by massively restricting my running.
Edit: Mine is a single lump, about 1/3 up my right shin on the inside.
my lumps are soft and seem to be reducing in swelling. please don't take that sentence out of context!
Interesting, I also have a couple of lumps on the outer side of my left shin about 5 inches above my ankle. They seem to swell up and are quite sensitive to the touch if i'm playing football/running for over 30 minutes. Really is a terrible pain I just presumed it was indeed shin splints.
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