could i have stress fractures in my shins, or worse? i have never ran before, but recently have been running 5-7 miles a week. my shins, calves, ankles, and knees are hurting all the time. my shins throb for hours after a small run, and i can barely walk.

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Cause of throbbing leg pain at night? It wakes me up, usually running the length of my legs. Sometimes (rately) just knees down. I'm on enalapril.

Answer 1

The : The best way to determine if these are shin splints or fractures is to be examined and have the area x-rayed.

Answer 2

This : This sounds like shin splints. Usually caused by over stress of the medial tibia (shin bone). Stretching the calves will help, having a someone from a running store watch you run may help, sometimes people who over pronate while they run can be at risk for shin splints. A good motion controlling show may help. If you recently increased your mileage it could also be a stress fracture. An x-ray may show this but an MRI may be better. If it is not getting better after some rest then i would go see a doctor.

Answer 3

No.: You'll get burnt before the mites do.

Answer 4

No: This is more likely to result in thermal injury to your hands than actually killing all of the scabies mites. Topical Permethrin or oral Ivermectin are much more effective treatments.

Answer 5

No conclusive eviden: No conclusive evidence in western medicine. However, this is a common part of treatment in chinese medicine. If you go the chinese medicine root, work with a certified specialist in this art.

Answer 6

Naprosyn (naproxen) or Advil: If not contraindicated because of bleeding or peptic ulcer or severe hypertension or severe renal insufficiency then naprosyn 375 or 500 mg twice a day (same as aleve). Ibuprofen ( Motrin or advil)has to be taken three or four times a day ( 800 mg every time). Take them with food. Protect the stomach with antacids, h2blockers ( zantac, (ranitidine) pepcid) or with omrazole ( prilosec) 20-40 mg/day.

Answer 7

Naproxen. : Can get as otc aleve (naproxen). Not necessarily the best just the first NSAID i would try.

Answer 8

Anti inflammatories: Anti inflammatories or nsaids are usually the best to treat pain from menus all tears. The two types available over the counter are Ibuprofen or naproxen.

Answer 9

Image study: The fracture, or contusion of patela, or even a sprain strain of knee joinit can have similar pain and confused symptoms. A X-ray will rule out boney problem for most part.

Answer 10

XRAY: X-ray will be able to differentiate a fracture from a bruise.

Answer 11

Variable: No strong evidence...But same as skiing, snowboarding, jumping on trampoline and being an active kid.

could i have stress fractures in my shins, or worse? i have never ran before, but recently have been running 5-7 miles a week. my shins, calves, ankles, and knees are hurting all the time. my shins throb for hours after a small run, and i can barely walk.

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