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[slogsweep]

I've had shin splints for a year now. I took the winter off approx 5 months from cricket training which I thought would of healed the problem but after netting for past 6 weeks its evident its still there when bowling.

Have you of you guys had this? If so what did you do to help heal the injury?

[Simmy]

ive had them mate.... honestly no cure tho

never cut out playing football or cricket and they just stopped!

i know walkeruk also suffers from this

[Kulli]

ive had them mate.... honestly no cure tho

never cut out playing football or cricket and they just stopped!

i know walkeruk also suffers from this

Ditto here, found better shoes helped a fair bit.

[tim2000s]

One of my former team-mates suffered with this. His solution was 2 paracetamol and 3 pints before playing.

[slogsweep]

One of my former team-mates suffered with this. His solution was 2 paracetamol and 3 pints before playing.

I imagine that would help nicely.

I tend to take 2 Nufofen plus then another 2 three hours later but doesnt help

[razor2000nz]

if your a bowler, it may pay to goto a shoe store and have a pair of shoes correctly fitted to your feet, then have them spiked.

Thats what my brother did anyway and it seemed to help, (plus the nurofen  before, during & after the game)

[Mr_Orange]

I have them too mate. 2 things I found that really help:

1) Get a pair of insoles that really help support, cushion and keep your feet in the correct position
2) A calf/shin support that compresses and is designed to help with shin splints

I used this combo last season and it really helped. I stopped using the support through the winter and they came back straight away so back to it. Hope that helps!

[slogsweep]

I have a compression support for my shins but doesnt help much. Ive been using old Asics 100 or 150 to bowl fast in so perhaps thats partly to blame. I have just bought a heel insert and special insoles so hopefully they will help now. Most annoying injury i've had.

I heard most shoe compaines spend about 25p to 50p on insoles.

[Mr Cricket]

do not wear flip flops, do not look at flip flops, do not think about flip flops, throw all flip flops in the bin and never ever wear them ever again... EVER!

gave me shin splints last summer, as soon as i stopped wearing them i was fine. do you wear flip flops or any shoe that does not fully encompass your foot?

[slogsweep]

do not wear flip flops, do not look at flip flops, do not think about flip flops, throw all flip flops in the bin and never ever wear them ever again... EVER!

gave me shin splints last summer, as soon as i stopped wearing them i was fine. do you wear flip flops or any shoe that does not fully encompass your foot?

I think you must of been really unlucky to have got them wearing flip flops. I tend to bowl 12 to 15 overs a game and it was that pounding of the front foot that did the damage which is why i say you must of been really unlucky.

[tim2000s]

Most of us don't really get true Shin splints, where your bones are in danger of fracture, it's more muscle issues. I don't suffer when playing cricket but running gets very painful. I found that heavily cushioned trainers make a huge difference. The issue is there weird stress bowling puts on your legs.

[razor2000nz]

I have a compression support for my shins but doesnt help much. Ive been using old Asics 100 or 150 to bowl fast in so perhaps thats partly to blame. I have just bought a heel insert and special insoles so hopefully they will help now. Most annoying injury i've had.

I heard most shoe compaines spend about 25p to 50p on insoles.

buy proper bowling shoes then,  boots offer the best support

[slogsweep]

buy proper bowling shoes then,  boots offer the best support

I hate bowling boots as they are always heavy and bulky and only offer additional support to the ankles.