sore inside left calf

[shirley]

My husband started running about 3 month ago and does about 5k every second day, he's started getting a pain on the inside of his left leg where the calf meets the shin. He got new shoes and took a few weeks rest, but when he started running again the pain came back. Anybody got any ideas what could be causing it?

[Heidi]

Hi
Sounds like a typical presentation of 'shin splints'.
He needs to find out what is really causing his problem, as until the cause is corrected the problem will persist.
Common causes include:
incorrect footwear
training too much too soon
having tight calf muscles
running on concrete all the time

Find out some more here:
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/lowerleg/shinsplints.htm

[shirley]

Thanks for your help and a will get him to try out what you have said. Tthanks again