Anyone help me get rid of shin splints?

[Soccer Chick]

I get them too, mostly from playing a lot of soccer. While running, it's helped to concentrate on my form like someone else said--really emphasizing stepping from the heel forward.

They SUCK!!!!

 

[erickthegreat11]

thanks for the help everyone. I ran last night with the Marines and I have absolutely no shin splints. I took the advise of people on here and just bit the bullet and really concentrated on not hitting the road very hard and lengthening my stride. It will be no problem after a while as it becomes for natural to run this way. I should now be able to put on some more mileage and start shedding some pounds.
Thanks to Soccer Chick, Kingc_79, Spatts, edgecrusher, Sofa George, meco 24, b fold, bkellyms,Latamier, collegiateLifter, gmanlax7, ReallyHighIntensity, and Lee.

 

[BatZgirl]

Try this

Okay, Ive got two solutions for you

1. To help you get rid of shin splints (and this is painful so be warned ) Using a cake roller pin, roll up and down your shin, id say about once or twice a week and you should reduce your shin splints

2. Strenghten your shins: Take a weight disk and sit it on your toe (preferably standing but you can sit too) lift the plate up this exercise should build your shins

Good Luck

'Z girl

 

[erickthegreat11]

Thanks BatZgirl, but no thanks. Yes that does sound painful, but I found that by modifying my stride/gait that my shin splints have all but vanished in a matter of days (I say almost because I ran 3 miles in bad shoes today and examined them and found the heel to be almost perfectly squared off as compared to my other shoes that are more curved). As for the weight plate on the toe/foot, I cant do that because my toes are extremely sensitive for some reason and that would only aggrevate them.

 

[meco24]

Re: Try this

1. To help you get rid of shin splints (and this is painful so be warned ) Using a cake roller pin, roll up and down your shin, id say about once or twice a week and you should reduce your shin splints

Sounds like a less expensive alternative to the stick thingy I bought.

It works!