Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (Interior Shin Splints) no cure?

[roycar]

all the above, very important.

also, you dont mention having any manual therapy to the area of muscle attachment. i've often found that I need to get in quite deep to friction around the posterior aspect of the tibia to release some of the scar/tight tissue around the periosteal attachment. this is often an issue even in someone who can perform most daily tasks painfree like yourself.

[axelator]

Thanks for the replies guys, I really apprecoate it.

I've been strengthening my muscles and stretching consistently for about 6 months now, although I feel it has helped alot (I used to not be able to train at all, now I train twice a day for about 2 and a half hours in kickboxing). Would this suggest it's definitely a problem caused by weak muscles/ligaments as opposed to being some bone density problem?

Also although I train 5 hours a day at the moment and it doesn't make my shins any worse, they won't seem to completely recover. They hurt a tiny bit when I press on the affected area and if I strike the area firmly with the ridge of my hand I feel disperessed pain. I sometimes think I feel them ache in training but it's so slight I'm not even sure it's there. I also wear compression sleeves during training. If I take a few days off the symptoms go completely but when I go back to training they come back, and they get worse if I try skipping or running too much.

My running shoes probably could do with replacement but being in Thailand right now it would be hard to find a proper pair. I also massage my shins myself on the advice of the podiatrist I went to see.

So the advice is continue to strengthen them? I guess it would be good to ease of training and work back up the level Im at now once symptoms subside. However I'm in Thailand and only have a limited ammount of time to train here so want to make the most of it..