![]() ![]() It's sort of a stress response in your shin. That stress response is also almost exactly what shin splints are. Travis: So a stress fracture is more so like a stress response from the bones. Interviewer: And what exactly is a stress fracture and how is that happening? What's going on there? They can be caught early, implemented restorally, and then you're not missing as much time from athletics if you get those stress fractures checked out sooner rather than later. ![]() So sometimes those situations can be avoided. in order to let that stress fracture heal up." " whatever it may be, four to six weeks, ". This has progressed, and now we need to hold you out for. And then at that point, it's like, "Oh, man, you have a full-blown stress fracture. But eventually, when it does take them out of practice, that's when you see them in a clinic. It's something that, most of the time, athletes can easily push through it and they can sort of tolerate and deal with the pain and it doesn't necessarily take them out of practice. They give very identical signs and symptoms. Travis: You can very easily mix up shin splints with a stress fracture. Athletic trainer Travis Nolan, why do you recommend a professional evaluation of chronic shin splints by a physical therapist or an athletic trainer if it's been something that's been going on for more than a few days? Interviewer: If shin splints have been bothering you for more than a few weeks, it could be more than shin splints. ![]()
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