how do I recover from shin splints?

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Is time what heals this or ice it up? I don't even remember how I got this but perhaps from deadlifting? This was from last October. I still have a nut feeling on my front leg (front calf area under the knee bone, right by the shinbone.
 
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I had horrific shin spints and it took a couple of years, of working around them, for them to heal. They were so bad because I tried pushing through them for a few months. That was a big mistake.
 

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I broke my right ankle in three places and I get shin splints so bad just from walking some times
 

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Good question...I wish I knew other than rest. A Dr. friend of mine said shin splints are the muscle fibers pulling away or tearing from your bone and rest is the only way to heal. I get them very bad from jogging especially when I'm heavy, treadmills seem much less damaging than running on hard ground. I'm sure stretching helps in prevention too.
 
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