I get wicked shin splints when ever I run.  I have proper running sneakers and I stretch before hand...any suggestions as to why I might be getting them and also what I could do to get rid of them?
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Good shoes are important, but also some compression will help. You can use soccer socks that are too small for you. As long as they cover the painful area and squeeze you calf and shin a bit. Also, ice them down as soon as you finish running. Use the little 4 oz bathroom cups, fill them with water and freeze them. Ice your whins with them tearing away the paper on the cup as it melts. Use the whole cup. Lastly, exercise those muscles that hurt. Stand on a bottom stair on your heals with your arch and forefoot hanging over the edge. Hold on for balance if you need to. Allow your toes to lower toward the floor and then pull them all the way back up within a few reps you should feel those muscles in the front of your shin working. Time yourself, if you can do it continuously for 30 seconds, then you rest an equal time (30 seconds in this case) and do it again. Do 3 sets. Do these on a day you don't run, or after running, never before and ice afterward, just like after having run.
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Well shin splints occur from your main calf muscle dominating all those little muscles around your bone. To help that and to prevent it from happening again, make sure to do a lot of calf raises. These strengthen all your calf muscles and also help warm up the calf muscle. \n\nTo stretch the calf muscle, you can do a couple of different stretches. You can get into a push up position on the ground with one leg, and push the heel back and down onto the ground. Feel the stretch along the back of your calf and knee. Then switch legs. You could also stand up against a rail or fence with posts about a foot or a foot and a half away. Put one foot up against the post with the heel on the ground, and sort of sit into it until you feel the pull on the back of your calf and knee. These should loosen up your calves before you run.\n\nMuscles sometimes tighten up due to deficiencies in diet, too. Try to take in more potassium. Bananas are the healthiest way to get more potassium in your diet without all the other extra sugar and yucky stuff found in orange juice or other 'sources' of potassium. If you eat a banana an hour or two before you run, your muscles won't be as prone to tightening up.\n\nHave fun exercising! Running is awesome!
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Look at the wear pattern on your shoes - if it is uneven you may need orthotics \n\nIce you knees after running for 10 mins and make sure you are really warmed up before you run\n\nlook at knee braces if your knees are not stable and get a therpaist to show you how to develop your vastus medialis muscles \n\nfinally try and run on soft ground for at leats half the time or have aday off where you run in a pool instead of on the pavement
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Stretch!  Be careful not to 'bounce' in your stretches, just hold them.  This helped me immensely.
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OMG....I'm so mad at the sneakers I just bought.  I narrowed it down to an Addidas running shoe and a Nike running shoe.  I ended up going with the Nike Impact Run sneaker.  I have never had a problem with Nike....but now, when I run....it sounds like an elephant is running.  I'm running correctly.  Not only that, but my right foot is not right after the run.  I'm glad I didn't thow out my old sneakers.
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There is an exercize that you can do that may help. You need a towel and a chair. Sit in the chair, spread the towel out on the floor in front of you. Place your feet so that your heals are on the floor and your toes are on the towel. Use your toes to pull the towel so that it scrunches up under our arches.\nRepeat.\n\nThat may help work the muscles on the front of your shin.\n\nI've read that there are 3 main causes of shin splints.\nStress fracture of the tibia from overuse, the tibialis anterior pulling away from the bone, and soreness from exercize. This exercize will help if it's just soreness due to overwork, weakness, etc.\n\nThere are cases where the muscle becomes over developed and is constricted by the muscle sheath. That case requires surgery to correct. American Olympian Mary Decker had that surgery.
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Try this site:\n\nhttp://www.medicinenet.com/shin_splints/article.htm
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Try 'em on with your shin guards and socks, then walk a few steps in the shop with them on.  Your feet will let you know which ones are best.  They're going to stretch some too, so keep that in mind.   Most expensive isn't always the best.
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rest elevate ice. i deal with this day in day out. massage is great what i get my clients to do is get a golf ball and roll it down the leg next to the shin. it breaks up the scar tissue there. i would suggest to stop running until u get it better. it wont go away on its own
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I'm a distance runner and I'll tell you right now there's no real way you're gonna get rid of shin splints...you just have to live through them.  One thing that might help though is stretching the gastrocnemius by putting the leg back, keeping the heel on the floor with a straight knee then slowly leaning forward into a wall until you feel it pull. Another good one is stretching your soleus muscle by putting your foot forward and bending your knee at a 90 degree angle and putting your weight on the foot. If you're doing it right your knee is right above your toes. It's also a good idea to stretch the hamstring as you would normally stretch your leg out....all three stretches should be done before and after working out to help the shin spints!! good luck!!
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Could be something to do with the joints of your ankles. You should get that checked out.
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Mauy thai is a brutal art, it takes its toll on all your body parts, i read the answers other poeple put and no body told you this answer and i think its the dead truth, your body never fully adjusts, there are going to be alot of days where you hurt and your sore, guess what thats when you need to get you butt back into the gym and train harder, push your self every day to get better, start taking glucosamine condroitant, it helps with joints and making them work better.  Start to condition your shins on your own, get some slivers of bamboo or just a rolling pin and roll  your shins not alot maybe once a day
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Shin splints happen when the muscle on the tibia bone is pulled away from the bone. Usually this is caused by poor footwear or lots of pressure on your toes. For short term remedy a personal favorite is to wrap the inflicted area with an ace bandage and then apply ice over the bandage to lower in the swelling which is the primary cause of pain. For long term relief get some new shoes, socks and make sure they are supporting your feet properly.
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Sounds like it might be plantar fascitis. I had that. It's an inflammation of the fascia on the bottom of the foot. I ended up getting inserts for my shoes and had to do stretching and strengthening exercises. And don't climb round rung ladders!
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Shoes and socks may have been too tight, and also if you're not used to being on your feet for long periods of time, your body will react...it could also be a sign of bad circulation...if it doesn't clear up in a few days, visit the doctor...
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Welcome to the club...I was an athlete my entire life and battled with the problem at times.  The fact is that shin splints are a generic term for any type of inflamation in the lower leg.  Use a wide variety of streaches.  Doctors will tell you to stay off the running...as an athlete you know thats not possible. When you run try to stay on a soft surface like grass or an all weather track. Avoid the road when ever possible.  Pop some anti-inflamitory when finished and ice and elevate immediatley after.  Good Luck
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How old are your shoes? I usually alternate between two pairs. When I am training for a marathon, I usually end up sitting with my legs up to my knees in a 5 gallon bucket of ice water after my long runs. For me it is my magic pill that will cure anything. There is a difference between pain and just sore. Every couple of years I see a Physical Therapists to make sure I am not seriously injuring anything. My moto is stretch, ice and ibuprofen.