I got terrible shin splints when I first started running, to the point where I nearly gave up. I wasn't even going very far either. I had to sort it and I found these exercises on the web:
http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0161.htm
I followed all the instructions and felt improvement right away.
Been running for more than three years now with no further problems.
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I used (touch wood) to suffer from shin splints badly. Would wake up in the middle of the night due to the pain sometimes. However, if you do the right exercises it makes a huge difference. Here's a link:
http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0161.htm
Scroll down for the exercises. They work brilliantly, even to the point of providing a degree of instant relief. I would have given up running by now without them.
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