Shin Splints so fed up

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Opheila

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Having been running on treadmill for 18 months, seen really good result, but every 12 weeks im getting shin splints, then have to stop for 8 weeks.

Fed up of losing fittness, and struggle to get remotivated.

Spent a fortune over the past year on footwear, my last pair were suppose to be THE best, and cost over £150, however within 12 weeks shin splints agin!!!

Have a lovely sports footwear collection and an expensive "clothes" horse sat in my bedroom gathering dust.

Doctors says ice, and IB, but im getting frustrated with it.

Im guessing from reading many posts on here theres no majic cure, and Im one of those people just prone to it.

Maybe Im just posting here to have a moan. lol:mad:
 
shin splints are an overuse injury. if you run too much and they start up again that means you were trying to do too much distance too soon. running on the treadmill might not be helping either as the running stride is different and you end up using your lower front leg muscles too much.

once you recover start up again but keep the mileage down and add only 10% to your total mileage a week.
 
Tight calf muscles are another possible cause of shin splints. Are you stretching your calves on a regular basis? Ideally you should warm up and then stretch your calves before running.
 
Well the doctor is partly right. With the symptoms you want to ice it, anti-inflamms and rest until it's better.

Instead of buying expensive shoes you should see a physiotherapist or someone to assess your foot and to see if it over-pronates. Then you will need to were a custom made thing to put in your shoe to prevent this, and to absorp some of the impact.

Not only that, but your physio should give you specific stretching and strengething exercises to prevent you from getting shin splints.

After this, next time you begin exercising, try to gradually build up your volume and intensity of training.

This should help.
 
Is real running an option for you? I have no problems whatsoever when running on a track or trail, however, I cannot run on a treadmill for long at all before my tibialis feels like it is going to rip right off the bone.
 
I just started running about 2 months ago and had a lot of problems with shin splints. Not sure what you are trying/have already tried but this is what I did and it has helped a LOT.

1. Stretching before and after my run. Before my run I spend 10 mins stretching. At least 5 of those are spent on calf only stretches. After my run I spend another 10 mins stretching.

2. A good warm up. I used to start running the second my foot hit the pavement to my front walk way. After having a conversation with a runner friend of mine she suggested I walk a bit to get loosened up and in rhythm. I know walk around the block and THEN start my run.
 
Rollo said:
I just started running about 2 months ago and had a lot of problems with shin splints. Not sure what you are trying/have already tried but this is what I did and it has helped a LOT.

1. Stretching before and after my run. Before my run I spend 10 mins stretching. At least 5 of those are spent on calf only stretches. After my run I spend another 10 mins stretching.

2. A good warm up. I used to start running the second my foot hit the pavement to my front walk way. After having a conversation with a runner friend of mine she suggested I walk a bit to get loosened up and in rhythm. I know walk around the block and THEN start my run.
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No argument there except that you should not be stretching prior to your warm-up. warm-up them stretch then run.
 
Have you ever tried Orthotic insoles to help adjust any problems?

They worked for me, you place them inside your training shoes and they adjust any problems you may have and can help prevent shin splints. I used the ones with extra shock absorbers at the back, there great!

Type in PainFreeWalking into google.
 
I HATE my shin splits also
i get in a real good rhythm with a diet/routine and then my shin splits come and ruin everything
mine were so bad that they would return in full intensity with just a single easy mile run after giving them 2 weeks rest

I just got off 4 months no running to try and finally get rid of them, ran 3 times in 5 days, havent came back yet but I think I feel them tensing up a bit after my run last night and doing some jumping jacks this early. I'm afraid if I run again they will come back. I put some icy hot on this morning but it doesnt seem to get deep enough to target the tenseness.
 
I don't know if this has anything to do with it but I got chin splints one time and that's when I was eating too much protein for muscle gain and running with that much weight on me was hard on my legs. So once I reduced my weight - it went away and I felt as light as a feather. I continually have to active stretch before and static stretch after my run to keep everything in tact.

I would think that ice and IP and full recovery before you try it again should be wise.

Good luck.
 
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