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How can you reduce chances of having shin splints?
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Good running shoes: Several modifiable risk factors exist to help decrease shin splints. Running in appropriate shoes is paramount. Adequate deliberative advancement of training regimen is also important. Healthy eating and cross training are also thought to be important things one can do to prevent recurrence of shin splints.
Answered 10/3/2016
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