Running on shin splints will most likely make them worse. They are an overuse/undertrain issue.

How long have you had the shoes you have? Did you get them fit by someone who knows what they are doing?

Do you have any history of injuries to your legs, hip, or back?

Have you been running alot of hills, especially downhill?

Let me know about some these questions and we'll go from there.

Peter Schrey, DPT, CSCS

I don't like Shox...Heard they weren't the best running shoes. 

One thing that I would look at is your stride and foot strike.  Do you run with a Heel-Toe foot strike?

I feel your pain...I am dealing with the same and battled it all last year too. My calves and shins feel like knives going into them. So much so that last summer I couldn't walk up stairs sometimes.

I have tried 3 different pairs of shoes all fitted at the local running shop....I  took a few weeks and up to a month at one point to recover but they keep coming back.

I am going to make an appointment with the foot doctor tomorrow to see if we can solve this issue.

Any guidance and input would be welcome.

Thanks!

I found this article, 10 Home Remedies for Shin Splints, and thought I would share it. It offers some good information. I especially like the advice they give for icing shin splints. I have used this method before and it really does work wonders. Good luck!

Shox... Not a running shoe. Anyways i battled shin splints for a few years and i forgot what it was like to run without pain. Then my trainer told me about orthotics and it was the best thing that has ever happened to me. All those other remedys are nice and take away the pain for a little while but then the pain is back by the next run, i know what your going through. If your really serious about running look into orthotics, but they are kind of pricey though. Good luck with you training and also look into a new pair of running shoes, Shox give me shin splints just looking at them.

Boy do I feel your pain

I suffered from shin splints for two years before I finally got professional help.  But the key is, don't run if you've had recent pain because trust me, it'll make them even worse.  In my case, I thought I was just being wimpy so I kept running on them until they developed into tendinitis which make the problem a lot worse.  So keep icing them, stretch, and do SLOW toe lifts to strengthen your shins.  Do that for a couple weeks, and ease your legs back into training by running on soft grass or something similar.  As for shoes, I definitely agree with having someone videotape you while you run.  many professional running stores will have treadmills where they'll videotape you running.  In my case, the high arches in my feet caused my ankles to roll inward, so some good sturdy arch supports automatically did the trick for me.  As for what kind of shoe you want, any stability shoe should do the trick, but no one can really say unless they've seen you run.  I've run in asics, nike, brooks, adidas, the works, and I've honestly loved them all, so I wouldn't be able to name one single brand.  My suggestion, go to a professional running store like the salt lake running company (if you just happen to be in Salt Lake that is) and work with one of a professional one on one.  It's totally free and I've really been impressed.

Cheers!

Thanks, Sarah. The "Ten Home Remedies" article was just what I needed to grasp the situation.