I am very familiar with this predicament. My daughter used to get severe shin splints and I took her to a sports doctor and then PT. This did nothing. From what I encountered, they do not understand the issue. For all leg issues "you have weak calves" seems to be their only reply. I finally invested $25 which I figured would be wasted and found the 'cure'. I had already spent around $250 for special doctor visit and Physical Therapy co-pays so what I thought would be another $25 wasted was not a big deal in comparison.
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You should get relief and feel better right away after reading and acting upon the material but I found that I got better at the massage technique as time went on.
I know I sound like an ad but this really worked for my daughter and nothing else did. Feel free to IM me if you have questions.