I started jogging again recently and after a couple of days I developed and severe pain on my shins.  I found out it was shin splints.  Alright great, I have shin splints now what was I supposed to do about it.?  Well I found a doc on the internet that seemed to make a lot of sense.  He said that the shin splints are often caused by flat feet.  The flat feet don’t’ allow my legs to work efficiently and as a result my calf muscles ( I have always had huge calf muscles) over-power the shin muscles when I jog.  This causes strain and pain in the shin muscles.  He suggested arch supports to stop the flattening out of the arch.  I bought a pain and I’ll let you know how well they work.  In the meantime I have a great excuse to lay off the jogging for a while.