Boswell Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 (edited) Been suffering with shin splints for about 2 weeks now and I really want to get running again! Anyone else suffered from this or got any advice? I been laying down and sleeping loads but doesn't seem to be working!? Edited July 1, 2010 by Boswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaine Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 for me it took around 6 weeks to go away before you run strech everything in your legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 I wrote a massive reply on this not so long ago, if you manage to find it then it should help out. The upshot is that the only way for them to heal is to stop running. You started too much too soon. The quick fix is painful. Get a rolling pin and roll it down your shin as slow and hard as you can. If you don't want to scream you're not pressing hard enough. That'll sort you out for a little while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy P Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 Shin splints are the reason I got medical discharge from the Royal Marines. Was told that I'd need to strengthen the muscle at the front of the shin that flexes when you angle your foot upwards. A good excercise for this is to pick up marbles with your toes... Its a pretty long recovery period I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 very common m the early stages of learning to run/tab with weight, loads of recruits get it. outof the lads i have mt that have had it the best way to recover seems to be stop running for at least 3 weeks then start slowly going on walks (no hills though) and build up to walk 10 mins run 1 min walk 10mins etc. also stretching is majorly important. im sure there will be a webpage with detailed information on how to do exactly which stretches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 I wrote a massive reply on this not so long ago, if you manage to find it then it should help out. The upshot is that the only way for them to heal is to stop running. You started too much too soon. The quick fix is painful. Get a rolling pin and roll it down your shin as slow and hard as you can. If you don't want to scream you're not pressing hard enough. That'll sort you out for a little while. Surely you want to go up? Push all the blood in the swelling back towards the heart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Surely you want to go up? Push all the blood in the swelling back towards the heart? Well I've always pushed it down and it's got me through 3 marathon training regimes so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Dunstan Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 I think it helps if you have running shoes properly fitted to the shape of your foot, I went for a 6 mile run in some puma sneakers, after that my shins went downhill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Lad Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 I think it helps if you have running shoes properly fitted to the shape of your foot, If you're man enough, try running bare foot. Or try toe running instead of heel striking. Both ways, though not conventional, reportedly give you less injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.