Running with shin splints

DrJamesStoxenDC

Here are a couple of ways to help you with your shin splint problems as a doctor I have come across patients with various weight sizes and completely understand your concern.

What I have found is that shin splints are usually a result of impacts that are not absorbed well.

Here are 3 video tutorials that will show you deep tissue treatments to help release some spasms in your foot and shins that may be causing or resulting from this hard landing.

Video Tutorial #75 The Deep Tissue Treatment Dr. James Stoxen DC Uses For Shin Splints

http://teamdoctorsblog.com/2012/05/25/video-tutorial-video-tutorial-75-the-deep-tissue-treatment-dr-james-stoxen-dc-uses-for-shin-splints/

Video Tutorial #80 Dr James Stoxen DC Demonstrates How To Self-Help Deep Tissue Treatment Of The Subtalar Joint Of The Ankle On The Inside.

http://teamdoctorsblog.com/2011/08/01/video-tutorial-80-dr-james-stoxen-dc-demonstrates-how-to-self-help-deep-tissue-treatment-of-the-subtalar-joint-of-the-ankle/

Video Tutorial #81 Dr James Stoxen DC Demonstrates How To Self-Help Deep Tissue Treatment Of The Ankle (Subtalar Joint Outside)
http://teamdoctorsblog.com/2011/08/03/video-tutorial-81-dr-james-stoxen-dc-demonstrates-how-to-self-help-deep-tissue-treatment-of-the-subtalar-joint-of-the-ankle/

Video Tutorial #87 Dr James Stoxen DC Demonstrates Self-Help Deep Tissue Of The Ankle Mortise
http://teamdoctorsblog.com/2011/08/10/video-tutorial-87-dr-james-stoxen-dc-demonstrates-self-help-deep-tissue-of-the-ankle-mortise/

Here are my last two articles you might find helpful:

How Does The Body Spring Back Safely From Impacts Of Running and Walking?

http://teamdoctorsblog.com/2012/06/13/video-tutorial-12-is-running-bad-for-knees-how-the-body-springs-back-safely-from-impacts-of-running/

Self-Tests & Exercises To Reduce Over Pronation and Over Supination From Impacts During Walking and Running

http://teamdoctorsblog.com/2012/06/18/video-tutorial-28-the-impact-absorbing-landing-muscles-of-the-human-spring-mechanism-testing-and-training-the-spring-suspension-muscles/

If you have any further questions or concerns feel free to ask any questions at teamdoctorsblog.com.

My regards,

Dr James Stoxen DC, President, Team Doctors The Barefoot Running Doctor

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Dr James Stoxen DC, President, Team Doctors The Barefoot Running Doctor

If this is on your site, I didn't notice with brief searches.

But as barefoot proponent, running, and Dr, love to have a comment.

I do have unequal leg length, not functional from rotated or twisted pelvis, literal. Not until older age and reviewing past injuries and current symptoms did the effects from it stand out. PT discovered it, never a chiro, all of whom noticed of course, and tried to shove hip higher to compensate. Bad muscle imbalance to compensate, ect.

Heel lift for walking and forefoot lift for cycling have been great and taken care of so many associated problems.

Started doing barefoot style running to fix plantar fasciitis, either in normal shoes originally, then barefoot really, then VFF, then Merrill trail gloves still , and for hard surface long distance, minimalist shoe with only 4mm front back lift, very flexible.
Since you are landing on mid-foot which I do, I've noticed on harder surfaces or longer efforts some of the effect of not having the short leg built up will show up.
Since heel lifts don't really help with that, there is none inserted in those shoes, besides like the cycling shoe, would need forefoot built up.

Is that a good idea? It may be at 10 lb lighter weight it won't be as much a factor, just as it didn't seem to be during younger years at lighter weight, though I still had some of the ill effects even then. Older and less range of abuse, I'm thinking it would be better.

Any ideas as to material for total sole buildup, I might go for at least 1/2 the heel lift distance to help somewhat at least?

Thanks for any insight, hope you don't mind me asking. Hoping others might find it useful too.