What Causes Severe Pain In The Shin?

Posted on Sat, 4 Mar 2017

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Sat, 4 Mar 2017 Answered on

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Question : have severe bone pain in the shin area. Female age 31 weight 120, ho allergies. Onset this AM. Recently had flu &fever.
Hurts to walk, climb stairs, and coughing or sneezing causes increase in bone pain

Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Muscle spasm

Detailed Answer:
Hi there,

Thanks for the query

It is possible that you're having a muscle spasm, of the muscle near the shin.

Avoid jogging or running. Apply ice to the affected region. Avoid climbing stairs. Keep the limb elevated.

Continue Ibuprofen 400mg twice daily after food for 5 days in total. Perform ankle pump movements. Drink at least 6-8 glasses of water daily.

If you do not improve, do get an X-ray of the tibia bone and upload for my review.

I hope I have answered your query.

I will be available to answer your follow up queries.

Regards,

Dr. Aashish Raghu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee