Subject: RE: Shin Splint Recovery Time I am recovering from some right now. First, go to your ortho. I went as soon as I started having symptoms and they fitted me for an aircast. That has been IMMENSELY helpful for me; really helped with the pain. I have been in it for about 8 weeks now and have been weaning down off of it as my race approaches. I cut running out of my training completely for about a month and then have slowly integrated it back in. Even now I still am not running as much as I should be but I've upped the biking and swimming, which seems to have helped me not completely lose all of my running fitness. Staying completely off of it for about 2 months will also do the trick if it's really gotten bad, but even if you do that I would still see about getting the aircast, as that can help even with just every day walking around. It sucks. It's my first time in 15+ years of running that I've had to deal with it. Hope you heal up soon! |