Shin Splints... any tips on getting rid of them?

Ive been suffering from shin splints for a while now, ive always ran alot as part of my training which is the probable cause

I spoke to a specialist at my university (northumbria) today and she reccomended total rest, ice on shins, take anti inflamatorys and massage.

But total rest is hard to do when trying to train for fights etc and dont really want to do that untill xmas

any tips on short term relief e.g. does thai linament or tiger barm deep heat etc work?? anything will be helpful

and ooooops shudda put this on off topic forum sorry :)

sounds like one for Mark L..
should it be moved to the Sports Science Forum?

When was the last time you got new running shoes?

Often people wear their shoes for longer than they are meant to be worn, because they still 'seem' to be in good shape. If they are more than a year old, I would suggest new shoes (to prevent getting shin splints again)

But as far as getting rid of them, the only thing I've ever heard and the only thing that has ever worked for me is rest.

:(

try sticking your feet under any heavy object, eg your couch, heavy dumbbell, and perform small lifting movements, this will work the muscle in front of your shin. This muscle is underdeveloped, but is only noticeable in an overdeveloped (relatively) calf muscle...so if you're skipping or running a lot, you need to work this muscle, or the pull placed on the shin by the calf causes shear forces through the leg that need evened up. it's worked for a few of our troops, and has done bugger all for a few others, worth a shot though.

Think it`s just rest mate. I used to suffer in my footballing days and it is a crippler when it hits.

You`ll just have to lay off the running, no excuse for not hitting the weights and situps though!

Try tubagrip bandage from ankle to knee, has to be tight but not tight enough to stop the blood pressure. My dad played football for years and it always worked for him, Hope it helps !

I had it when I was fighting. Its not good. All you can do is rest. If you continue to run it will get worse. Its useualy coused by bad running shoes and running to much. I had treatment at Derby county cricket club.
If you continue you may end up needing an operation. If you know some old runners who have had it they may have a scare running down their calf. This will be were they have had an operation.

good tips and re: to ease them / pain
you need hot n Coild
Thai Creme / oil / rub / massage before training
and Then after training Elevate and Ice them
take a Ibroprfen for swelling / pain

Deep tissue massage
Ice n hot water bottle
Rest
Good quality trainers, changing them every 10-months
Get your running gate analysed to check pro-nation of the foot while your running.

Hope that helps mate

Good trainers needed either asics gel any sports shop or sauconey running shoes once you start using them when the soreness has gone no more shin splints ;)Lundy

Stop running.

;)


Shoes are important...

Run on uneven ground and avoid cement etc

Traumeel, (or arnica montana) topicaland oral

Work on core function!!!!!!!!!!

Tap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75D56JICBRQ
intro to EFT

It works if you got the balls to do something different.

I get shin-splint on a regular basis. Regular as in usually following the summer, depending upon my training cycle.

My roadwork program (currently, as occasionally I do switch things around)..

I usually 10K for two months, then 20K for a month or so. Then I drop down to a mere 20 mins of interval sprinting on the running machine ( 3 mins fast - 1 min slow, for five rounds ) flat out to my max each run. I doo the interval running for about 4-6 weeks, before giving the legs a rest for 2-4 weeks.

Everyone has a different body type and bodyweight so things are generally different. If I am sitting around 95-97 kgs then I don't get the old shin spints.

If it it following the summer months, which is when I usually up my weight training and the calories, (big ice cream fan) and I am around 104-106 kgs it is pretty much a definate that I will get shin-splints.

Treatments for myself are most of the above, hot-n-cold treatments, anti inflams, new trainers and rest - by way of switching to mountain biking.

I have kept a training diary for over 15 years now, listing everything I have done, how I felt, injuries etc.... ( something I picked up from tick-tock, thankyou Mr H. ).

Hope you can relate to something from my post and that it helps, (maybe monitoring your bodyweight etc....). If not, best of luck with shin-splints anyway.

cut your legs of below the knee m8 then i will be able to get near you sparring

thanks alot everyone, all information is helpful and im going to put the lot into practice trust me so thanks alot


on another note though if its got out to do with the running shoes the fella sold me at start fitness after putting me on the tread mill and charging me £110 for the new asics gel ill let him know how bad a shin feels lol :)

Like Mark l ses simple as
stop running
and try a Bycycle and swimming too

I used Saucony and they were as comfortable as slippers but gave bad blisters.

Moved onto Asics and never looked back. Think mine were about £80 from Up and Running.

Sports Direct have actually started doing Asics runnings trainers now for some reason, about £75.

Can you run off road??

If so Nike Frees - warning - they'll take some getting use to- you'll have to wear around house a bit before being able to run in them... seriously