Shin burning?

Barney 2

Rather than another sore knee question how about this, I have stsrted to get a sor shin,
only my left leg and it comes and goes during a ride, it is not an ache bot more like a burn, I guess it is a pedal/cleat alignment issue but I have altered anything, any ideas?

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Barney 2 wrote:

Rather than another sore knee question how about this, I have stsrted to get a sor shin,
only my left leg and it comes and goes during a ride, it is not an ache bot more like a burn, I guess it is a pedal/cleat alignment issue but I have altered anything, any ideas?

this'll most liekly be your tibialis anterior muscle overworking in order to dorsiflex, i.e. lift your foot up through the upwards phase of the pedal stroke. you may wish to check the length of your legs and/or saddle height as one leg is clearly working asymmetrically.

couple of other things to consider:

do you ever get pain like this with running? does your shin feel like it's filling up and and pressured? it could be a compartment syndrome.

do you ever get 'pins & needles', numbness or sharp, shooting pains? this may indicate a neurological prob.

my money would be on the first suggestion.

ajohn9

i used to have similar problem, but it was more when playing cricket or running in general.
Ended up being shin splints but it bloody hurt!

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ajohn9 wrote:

i used to have similar problem, but it was more when playing cricket or running in general.
Ended up being shin splints but it bloody hurt!

it's essentially what this is.

RedAende

"shin splints" is the laymans term, most common with running. Calf muscles in general

Try stretching exercises, search google. Stretch your calfs after exercise. Standing with toes on step lower heels is a good one but search google or get a book. Ibuprofen afterwards reduces swelling.

If you have a good running shop they will point you in the direction of somebody who can give you a sports massage, well worth the expense. Runners are always suffering from this, the most common injury. They will also notice if you have short leg, twisted hips etc. most of us do.

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RedAende wrote:

"shin splints" is the laymans term, most common with running. Calf muscles in general

Try stretching exercises, search google. Stretch your calfs after exercise. Standing with toes on step lower heels is a good one but search google or get a book. Ibuprofen afterwards reduces swelling.

If you have a good running shop they will point you in the direction of somebody who can give you a sports massage, well worth the expense. Runners are always suffering from this, the most common injury. They will also notice if you have short leg, twisted hips etc. most of us do.

i have to say that although it's always good policy to work on flexibility, the reason for this over exertion of the tib. ant. muscle in this case has nothing to do with the shin splints that runners suffer from.

typically runners whom suffer with medial tibial stress syndrome, or "shin splints", tend to over pronate their feet. this is often compounded by tight calf msucles. the tibialis anterior muscles which sit on the front of the shin over-works to counter the pronation and stabilise the foot. this work load is exacerbated further by tight calf muscles, since they add resistance.

on the bike this just isn't the case since the foot is working in a completely different fashion. i'd refer the op back to my original suggestions to consider the various mechanical cause rather than simply treat the symptoms.

Barney 2

Thanks for your thoughts!
No I dont get any other symptons and it doesn't occur at any other time, it only started recently and the only thig I have changed is the saddle, so perhpaps it is slightly higher than the previous only?