pain and tightness in shin

[optionsdude]

WOW! The last few days about 10 min into my morning walk the muscle on my shin starts to tighten up and hurt like hell. After about another 5 minutes I have to stop and stretch. Its on the outside of the right leg I believe its called the anterior tibialis. Could it be walking on the pavement? I'm going to try the treadmill tomorrow and see if thats okay. I iced it for 20 min on and off a few times after I got back and the swelling and tightness went away. Could this be shin splints?

[lovbyts]

Do MORE stretching before you walk. Look up some good stretching techniques on youtube like where you put your knee on the ground and your leg/shin on the wall behind you and lean back into it for a good stretch. It's normal for the shins to get sore sometimes. I dont do a lot of waling but have had bouts of sore shins, you just have to back off the walking for a week or two and do more stretching.

[optionsdude]

Thanks LB