Thread: cartilage/lump on shin - massage?

Hmmm never heard of something like that before. I have heard of people chipping the bone and having splinters stuck in there before, but not cartilage. Have you consulted a doctor? Maybe it would be quicker and easier to have it removed?? Dunno on this one....

just a lump? if it's a raised bump on your shin, chances are it's probably a calcium deposit...just buy some sports cream, should help a little, see a doctor anyway...if they say it's cool, just coninute tosmack the bag light for awhile until the pain goes away. I had something like that...this may sound weird, but check up by your hip bones, run your fingers along the bottom of the illiac crest, for enflamed lymphnodes. My doctor tells me that it's a common problem for rugby and soccer players...if you've got the bump, and the enflamed lymphnodes, it's lymphodema, they'll give you some meds, and you'll be chill...I wouldn't worry too much about it, worst case scenario it's some sort of trauma problem with the shin bone...and probably nothing bad enough to warrant invasive surgery....just my opinion...

sounds like a bone bruise and possible stress fracture or chip. They can take months and months to heal. If you are kicking with it you are agrivating it. This can lead to other problems like tendonitis.

I used to wear shin gaurds while kicking until they went away then the gaurds came off until I needed the shins to heal again.

Often it would take 6 months or more for a really bad one, Usually got these from clashing shin to knee or shin to strong object like steel bar. Afterwards it usually leaves a lump but the pain subsides.

Check it out with a doctor though, What usually occurs doesn't always mean that is what it is. Could turn out to be bone cancer or some stuff like that and then you would be kicking yourself for not getting it checked out.

Originally Posted by kckbxblnd

Honestly you need to get it looked at right away (as everyone else has said!) Because it could be cancerous--*knock on wood*. Anyway, thai oil is a topical oil to rub onto an injury. The special thing about it is that it has asprin in it, so the asprin dissolves into the skin right away creating a tingling sensation (which feels good on the injury). Any good luck and keep us updated on the lump

I thought the boxing liniment was mostly camphor and menthol...
I'd highly, HIGHLY doubt that it would be cancerous, considering that it arose out of repetitive trauma to the shin due to training...it's probably the same type of thing as when you get hit in the head and a bump swells up and sticks around for awhile...because it's on your shin, and you kick with your shin, chances are you might aggravte it more than you realize...also the shin takes awhile to heal...it's painful because the shin doesn't have much muscle around it, especially if you're not used to kicking with it...it's just bone and nerves. Ice should reduce the swelling, so would sports cream, help ease the pain...yada yada, common sense.

You are probably right,

I figure it's a bone bruise like we all get. But when someone gets on saying how they have pain and its lasted a long time and it's not going away you try to cover your bases.

Usually my instructors would look at it and the usual response is "fight now hurt later"

The problem on here is you cannot assume people have adequate knowledge of their body, condition or degree of damage. Nor can you assume that their instructors have that knowledge.

At my school we would have checked it and probably told him to lay off for a bit, massage it, protect it if need be. And in the mean time work on foot work and hands.

Recently I lost my hearing in 1 ear. Didn't think much of it, after a month went to the doctor, he gave me pills figured it would clear up. It didn't, a month later I had a large tumor cut out of my head. Never saw that one coming. So sometimes it pays to get things checked out.