At the moment I tend to stop running as soon as I feel my shins starting to ache which dosent take long. Before, when it was painfull to walk I waited until they stopped herting all together.
I suppose because its a common complaint I have assumed its shin splints. Maybe I should speak to a physio for confirmation.
Similar to me then, although I have learnt to stop before it gets that bad now. how much rest would you recomend? I took a month or so off and they were fine but then got steadily worse again.
I must admit I do get the impression maybe its my ankles, I will try the balance board out. Thanks for your advise!
As you can see from the Thread title I am still getting shin splints after trying so many things. I was hoping that someone out there may have had the same problem and would have some advise for me. Here are the things I have tried so far:
I have had my running analysed for specialist shoes. This doesn't appear to have made any difference.
I ice pack my shins after every run. This seems to help but the shin splints still come back eventually
I do 3 sets of 10 (holding for 10 seconds) calf raises and toe raises every day. ( I have only been doing this for a week or two now so I realise it will probably take longer to see any effects)
After all this it still feels like I am putting unnecessary strain on my shins. I worry that there is something fundamentally wrong with the way that I run, in which case all of the above things I am doing are pointless. Has anyone had the same problem with shin splints? Can anyone suggest something else I can try?
Ratzer, thanks for your comment. I guess at the end of the day everyones bodys are different and can put up with different strains, and as I have problems with my back from time to time I should probably be carefull with this one. Thanks
PSC - thanks for the warning! Wouldn't have wanted to be behind you in that class!
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