Shin Splints – Self Help Tips, Treatment and Prevention From The Barefoot Running Doctor at Team Doc

[BFwillie_g]

The permanent cure for my persistent shin splints was simple: ditch the shoes

 

[Hobbit]

Well, the spring theory does make sense and I read about it in a couple of barefoot books. But I still don't know how it should feel, this springiness. How do I know if I run on springs or on levers? By the way I don't know how it feels to run on levers either. These are just words, theoretical descriptions which don't seem to relate to me moving in and feeling my body.
It's difficult to describe... In Dr. Mark Cucuzzella's video his legs spring up seemingly without any effort. It's just awesome. I don't know if mine spring up behind me and what should I do to make them if they don't...

 

[Backfixer]

Regarding spring theory, you are assuming we are all built the same and unfortunately, we are not and our bodies have their idiosynchroses. Some people will thrive with barefoot running and others will have problems. Some will also have shin pain even barefoot, because their gait is uneven and this affects the core, the angle the muscles work at and simply explained, some of us a cadillacs and some of us are chevy's, biomechanically speaking. We need to be flexible enough to try different things to find the best approach for ourselves. Others, will need perhaps a minor correction with a minimalist shoe. Symmetry is king in all sports and running, a lack of symmetry will have consequences to our core and the way we feel, in fact, in the book Cheating Mother Nature, it explains that this is the basis for most chronic pain syndromes that physicians have difficulty diagnosing and treating, mainly because they do not understand the mechanics and look at where it hurts rather than why.