shin splints& separated shoulder

[DDP189]

I separated my shoulder playing rugby last spring... its still not right.
I don't know what i can do exercise wise to help it out. all i know is that i can't bench press (it's the most excruciating pain i have had associated with the injury) and my strength has decreased.
Also, i seem to get shin splints late into every season. is there anything i can do this off season to prevent them in the future.
any help would be appreciated... im in bad shape here.
Cheers,
DDP189

 

[Injectyourspinach]

For the shoulder thing, all you can do is get the opinions of some good sports chiropractors or orthopedists in your area. I would stay away from upper body lifting until you've gotten the hands-on analysis and advice of an expert. You could make things worse otherwise.

Shin splints are usually the result of weak Tibialis muscles that end up being overstretched during a lot of running. The Tibialis can be strengthened by doing calf raise/press variations off of the heels as opposed to the toes as when you're training the main calf muscles.

 

[DADAWG]

ive always been told that shin splints are the result of weak calf muscles . if you have ever seen some one deadlifting and suddenly get the shakes on a max effort or a last rep to failure i was also always told that is a result of week calves