after my last couple fights, i noticed my shins swelled to the point that i could make indentations on the inner part of the shin, it went away within a month. anyone else experience this?
also, after standing all day at work, i came home and noticed the same swelling on a smaller scale. Doctor checked a few scenarios but didnt find any major cause for it other than the calf muscles being hard at work which may cause swelling. and so i asked a handful of people to try make the indents on their shins just to see, and each one could make the indent which led me to think maybe it was more normal than i thought
sorry for the long post, just interested to hear peoples thoughts on this problem
You may want to consider alternating, rolling a frozen water bottle or ice bath at night or after warm down, and hot water bath in the morning/ before warm up.
I know when I get raised knots on my shin, my instructor is pretty adament about pushing them down right away... but never my whole shin from kickboxing.
i can understand the swelling after the fight due to kicking, blocking, etc. but to be able to make small indents now on the inner/softer part of the shin without any pain has me wondering. there is no bruise or evident cause for the slight swelling.
can anyone else make the indents? try pressing the inner shin for 5 sec and see if it leaves an imprint