In my neverending quest to cure my shin splints, I came across another possibility of a tight muscle causing pain. I feel an insanely strong stretch in the calf/hamstring tie-in when I do any “hamstring” stretch but point my foot up(dorsiflex).
So I experimented with a new way to easily and effectively stretch that area, and even though it didn’t really feel like I loosened up the area THAT much, I went from just being able to touch the floor with the first half inch of my fingers in the toe-touch stretch to being able to put both my fists to the ground. That’s a HUGE difference in range of motion!! I was actually able to put my fists to the ground while standing on a 45lb plate too, so right after loosening it up I gained a huge ROM in that motion.
Does this necessarily mean that muscle group is tight though??? Could that muscle being tight be a cause for my shin splints(medial tibial) ??