Strange Leg Pain (Read 524 times)

I have this strange pain in my lower leg and I'm now a bit concerned with it, so I thought I'd ask if anyone here has had the same sort of thing. The pain is on the medial side of my tibia about 4 inches above the ankle; the pain feels kind of like I hit it against something and have a bruise on the spot. I don't notice it when I'm running or walking, the only time it ever hurts is when I press on it or hit it against something. My worry is that I have the makings of a stress fracture, but it seems like if it's a stress fracture it would hurt more often than just when I press on it. The pain has been around for a while now, showing up after runs for about the last 400-500 miles. My optimistic thought is that since I've had it for the past couple months and it hasn't gotten worse or affected my running at all, I can just safely let it ride. My realistic side, on the other hand, has me thinking I should take some rest for a while. Has anyone else had this kind of pain? I feel like I probably know what the problem is, but I was hoping maybe someone had a similar experience to mine, and had a remedy that didn't include a bunch of time off from running.

Thanks for the information, I'll look into this more and see what I can do about it. Changing gears a little, I noticed the VT in your name and thought it was coincidental that the first response came from another Vermonter. Exciting stuff, I know!