I ran for the first time outside two days ago, and I'm afraid I have shin splints (I usually run on the treadmill). Is there anything I should do for them? I've been taking some IBProfen, but it didn't help.

Do you have access to a stationary bike or an elliptical machine? If so, I would do that until the shin splints go away. I have a tendency to get shin splints, and mine only get worse if I try to ignore them until they are absolutely excruciating.

Of course, that's just advice from my personal experience. Someone else may have a more informed opinion. . .

i used to get shin splints all the time, because my shin muscle wasn't strong enough to support the stress from running.

shin splint exercises (http://www.sportsinjurybulletin.com/archive/0161-shin-splints-treatment.htm)

you should probably rest for a week or 2 before you start running again slowly and try and do these exercises. i haven't had any shin splints since i started doing them. if you do get them, treat them with RICE : Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.

i used to get shin splints all the time, because my shin muscle wasn't strong enough to support the stress from running.

shin splint exercises (http://www.sportsinjurybulletin.com/archive/0161-shin-splints-treatment.htm)

you should probably rest for a week or 2 before you start running again slowly and try and do these exercises. i haven't had any shin splints since i started doing them. if you do get them, treat them with RICE : Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.

I don't know if this is tryue or not. I've benn blessed to never have them, but a lot of guys in boot camp got them when they had never put their legs to the abuse of bone jarring hikes with 50-100lbs more on the their bodies.

anyways I read once that having imbalanced muscles on you calves aggrevates shin splints. it said when the posterior tibialis is more developed then the anterior. it put uneven stress on the bone where it connected.

maybe someone else with more knowledge can comment.
Good luck!

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?p=86888#post86888

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=10496

you can also run a search of the forums for Shin Splints, lots of different threads started on the topic.

www.runnersworld.com

how far did you try to run? if it was more than 1 mile for your first time its way too much. start out slow. If you think you have splints now, rest up for a minimum of two weeks, then start again.

p.s.

heres a good article on selecting the proper shoes

http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,5033,s6-52-167-0-1038,00.html

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?p=86888#post86888

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=10496

you can also run a search of the forums for Shin Splints, lots of different threads started on the topic.

www.runnersworld.com

how far did you try to run? if it was more than 1 mile for your first time its way too much. start out slow. If you think you have splints now, rest up for a minimum of two weeks, then start again.
It was exactly 1.8 miles (just the perimeter of my university). I don't see why that should matter though, because I usually do 3 miles on the treadmill.

It was exactly 1.8 miles (just the perimeter of my university). I don't see why that should matter though, because I usually do 3 miles on the treadmill.

surface my friend. treadmill is A LOT different than regular old concrete. Concrete, road surfaces, the WORST terrain to run if you dont have good shoes to fit your running style and body type. Treadmills have some give to 'em, you're running on plastic.

also i would suggest as in the link i posted before, start out running 1 minute, resting two. rinse and repeat.