Help with YOUR Shin Splints.

ok finally got around to time to read alot of things from my mfp friends I had been meaning to get too.
I am not running right now but use to run on my highschool cross country team (way too long ago) and also
just for my own pleasure about 14 miles a day down a river road by my house which nicely happened to be 7 miles
in length each way. I did have this issue so many times and ran through it thinking I needed to tough it out, never
realizing I most likely did more damage, I was young. I hope once my weight comes down I would love to get back
into running but never knew any of the things you wrote about back then. I will definitely apply this once I start come spring.
Thanks for the info.

Hi. I'm new to running/jogging and have just completed two weeks of a C25K program. A couple of days ago (my rest day) I made the mistake of having a burst of running, while trying to adjust my style a bit on a concrete surface. I've slightly injured the inside of my left shin (between angle & half way up shin). Thanks for the tips, they should come in handy & I hope to continue with the program without injury.

Glad to have found this post. I started having really sore muscles along the front anterior side of my tibia and am wondering if I could have developed shin splints from doing jumping jacks indoors in walking shoes (hadn't gotten running shoes yet). I'll probably give it another week before getting x-rays for hairlines, but this sucks in the meantime.

Jumping jacks are killer for shin splints. When i first started Zumba, (i didn't have the shin splints pain at the time) we had a lot of jumping jacks during a couple of songs and i did did the full blown jumping jacks. and suffered from shin splints for the next couple weeks.
So i do modified jumping jacks (one leg at a time). In time you can try to do jumping jacks again but not until you have the muscle built up in the legs.
Now i can do jumping jack without modifications but i don't overdo it and listen to my legs to determine if i need to modify the jumping jack or not.

Proper running shoes make a difference. Another option is to get a form fitted insole. I had a shoe store in town fit my fallen arch with an insole that costs $20.00 and i wear them daily in my dress shoes, if i don't i feel the stress on my calves. I even took to wearing the insoles at home in my slippers while i was suffering from the shin splints.

Take it easy with shin splints and only increase any exercise by 10% per week.
I suggest to see a physical therapist to help deal with shin splints. Personally I found acupuncture helped my calves to relax.

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Sweet, gonna have to keep this topic as a favorite. I've always wanted to take up running but my shins kill me everytime. Thanks for the info!!!!

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I'm starting week 4 of the C25K programme...I'm a big guy and haven't 'run' since I was a kid. first couple of runs shin splints were really bad. I run on tarmac or on the treadmill, so both are hard surfaces. I bought some cheap running shoes (or so they were marketed as :S) and the splints were just horrendous...a runner friend of mine told me off for being so tight and I managed to get a really good pair for half price...the difference it has made is unbelievable.

Instead of feeling every jolt going up my legs and hurting my knees too, the new shoes have made everything more bouncy and cushioned...took a while to get used to them, but so much better. Only time I get splints now it when I move up weeks and increase the lengh of time I'm running. I guess this is normal as it takes a couple of runs for the muscles to build up to the new intensity...but they are no where near as bad.

I've found, if you look around, you can pick up a really good pair of running shoes for about £30 here in the UK. If your in no rush, keep an eye on the various sports shop websites as they do have pairs in there 24 hour sales at great bargains

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I'm not a runner right now but I got them from doing Insanity. Thanks for the info. You told me A LOT more about them than my own doctor did.

Thank you so much ... great info

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awesome, thanks!

Great info. Thanks!! I put these into practice.

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You say to take Ibuprofen after a run. Would it be beneficial to take it before a run?

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