Vitamin D-3 for Shin Splints
Sal (Boston, Ma) on 04/21/2010:
The only thing that helped my shin splints, as an avid soccer player, is Vitamin D supplements. I had shin splints and weak mussels for the better part of 2 years. I found out that I had Vit. D deficiency and three weeks after i started taking Vit. D and calcium supplements my shin splints disappeared completely. And I feel much better. I hope this will help. View Entire Thread
Kelly (Walworth, New York) on 04/18/2008:
In response to Stacy from Dixon, IL. I recently spoke with a rheumatologist who told me shin splints can be caused from a lack of Vit. D. He suggested I take Vit D-3 1000 IU in the summer and 1800 IU in the winter. The dose may be different for a teenager. I haven't started yet so I can't tell you if it works or not but I'm going to try it
