Hi there! I'm a 20 y/o with EDS who has barely been able to run, fast-walk, or jump since I was around age 12. I initially was told I had shin splints but it didn't seem like an accurate diagnosis. I experience shooting pain from my ankle up, sometimes reaching my knee, on both legs when doing any medium- or high-impact activities and the pain is typically only on the front of the lower leg, the shin, hence the shin splints diagnosis. Almost a decade later the pain has not improved, I have just tried to avoid as many high impact activities as possible. This has led to significant weight gain as I have gotten increasingly overwhelmed trying to find any easily accessible, low-impact exercises. I'm just curious if anyone else with EDS has experienced something similar and, if so, if anything as helped such as equipment, exercises, etc.? I have tried compression socks and ankle braces but they only make me very slightly more functional.
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