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I would look into getting new running sneakers or have someone evaluate your running form. Your form may be the cause of the spin splints.
I have done absolutely everything...nothing works...something that tool the pain away was actually running a golf ball up and down my shins to take some of the pressure away...then Ice them...I stay away from running because I'm a 250lbs guy...that doesn't help...I use the elliptical and that thing changed my life
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I might try that elliptical but last time i tried that thing i hated it because it locks your stride into a set pattern and feels awkward. Plus i hate standing in one place, on the track i feel like im actually going somewhere. Gotta be better than shin splints though, this shit hurts even when i am just walking now.
new sneakers....
iced golf balls... deep calf stretches
I wound up tying off a therapy band to a leg of furniture and pulling the band towards me with my feet , legs out in front of me flat on the ground.
I actually have a neutral foot and run on the balls of my feet but get shin splints every single time I up my mileage or speed no matter what surface I run on.
Theres also an exercise you can do on stairs where you kinds half squat on the edge of a step and point your toes down off the edge then up towards your face over and over again but for whatever reason I suck serious shit for balancing that way and fall over.
iced golf balls... deep calf stretches
I wound up tying off a therapy band to a leg of furniture and pulling the band towards me with my feet , legs out in front of me flat on the ground.
I actually have a neutral foot and run on the balls of my feet but get shin splints every single time I up my mileage or speed no matter what surface I run on.
Theres also an exercise you can do on stairs where you kinds half squat on the edge of a step and point your toes down off the edge then up towards your face over and over again but for whatever reason I suck serious shit for balancing that way and fall over.
certain people are genetically prone to shin splints. nothing you can do about it except listen to your body and not get them in the first place. you ran in bad shoes and you got them so that part is over with.. now you gotta stay off of them until they heal up and try again but this time with good shoes.. if you keep pounding you will need to get your shins packed.. trust me I have tons of experience with this.
billfred
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make sure you change your shoes out often and also switch directions each time you run on that track to mix up the angles.
Shin splint for me are usually adding mileage too fast or need new shows.
only think you can do now is ice them.
yeah i gotta replace shoes for running every three months
Aussi muscle
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As Steve said quality shoes, fitted by experts at them stores that use computers hooked up to platforms. In Australia it's athletes foot. Also once I started wearing skins compression socks, I don't get them as bad and sometimes not at all. Well worth the investment.
^^^ yep.
its a good idea to get fitted properly the first time.. and then from there you will know what works.. half an inch too large or too small and you are gonna be in trouble.. a lot of cheaper places will fit you and tell you to wear the size they have in stock cause the dudes just want the sale.. so make sure you go to a legit place..
for me I only wear nikes and they have to have no plastic to run in... they have to be just fabric. you want to have good support to take the trauma off your legs.
its a good idea to get fitted properly the first time.. and then from there you will know what works.. half an inch too large or too small and you are gonna be in trouble.. a lot of cheaper places will fit you and tell you to wear the size they have in stock cause the dudes just want the sale.. so make sure you go to a legit place..
for me I only wear nikes and they have to have no plastic to run in... they have to be just fabric. you want to have good support to take the trauma off your legs.
if you can twist the bottom of the shoe then you need to go ahead and donate them.. they are done.
when i was running 40-45 miles a week i was having to get new shoes about every 2 months. also it depends on the conditions you are running in.. if you run outdoors and have to dry them out a lot then they will wear quicker obviously vs. running indoors.
also never leave them in your hot car and never use the dryer to dry them .
also don't expect to get much out of $15 walmart shoes.
Aussi muscle
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Hey Steve have you tried the free runs from nike ? I heard there pretty good. Also the skins compression socks are awesome for recovery when doing calves.
here you go man.. i published a short article on shin splints. https://muscle-research.com/showthr...Shin-Splint-Treatment-Avoidance-and-Treatment
yeah those are what i use to run in
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