RUNNERS & MTSS - Shin Splints Healing Methods

ironhajee

Hey there fitness friends! Much love to you all and hope you are having fun out there achieving your fitness goals whatever they may be! I would like to dedicate this post to new and veteran runners who are experiencing or have experienced the deadly Shin Splint

A brief overview: Medial Tibialis Stress Syndrome or MTSS, is pain localized in the tibialis of the lower leg. This onset of pain can range from mild to very extreme levels of pain making it difficult to even walk. MTSS or shin splints can occur in any individual for numerous reasons but mostly due to high impacts upon a surface such as Running, Dancings, Basketball..ing, and Soldiers in the army to name a few examples. For the duration of this entry I would like to focus on shin splints caused from running However its the same difference

Causes can be due to an increase in volume of training or running, running with biomechanical imbalances, running on hard surfaces or uneven surfaces, shoe selection or as simple as not enough rest time between runs or workouts.

Okay now for the fun stuff Recovery options! How do you like to or what successful methods of recovery from shin splints work for you!?

Here are a couple of my favorite

- Tennis Ball or Golf Ball rolling on the heel, midfoot, and balls of the feet
- Foam rolling both the calves and the tibialis muscles (often shin splints are caused also by muscle imbalances in either of those regions)
- Heel walking - this strengthens the tibialis muscles and calves as well
- Strength training for the lower leg muscles (one of the most effective)
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> Often we runners are so focussed on running that we neglect a very main part of running and that is in fact 2-3 sessions per week lifting weights and strength training such as squats, leg press or any other run specific workouts that are out there in the proverbial cloud


Anyway thats my time, let the opinions, suggestions, tips, and methods flow and feel free to correct my post if I have made any mistake on explaining shin splints!

Ciao!
Immy