Running in actual tennis shoes?

Question

not "tennis shoes"...but tennis shoes.

you know?

like babolat.

ill show you mine..

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpageMSBAB-BPULSE.html

im not considering wearing them for long distance

because i have running shoes for that

but you know, typical running done during tennis practice

back and forth stuff

running, backwards running, sidesteps

all that.

because im having majorrr shin problems and theyve gotten worse in the past four years.

so will this help to wear them?

Answer 1

Well first off certainly use actual tennis shoes for tennis practice, they're best designed for our specific court movements.

But if you're having shin pains the problem isn't going to be the shoes. You typically get shin splints from introducing a heavier workout than your body is used to or having poor technique. You should work on gradually working up the intensity of your workouts. Do some research on Dynamic Stretching and start doing more warmup exercises before your practice begins.

The pain comes from inflammation in the muscles and tendons so any anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen typically works to ease the pain. You could also do epsom soaks, which I find very helpful.

If the pain is chronic, as in it doesn't get any better after you're good and warmed up (perhaps it just gets worse) then you should really see a doctor.

Answer 2

Wearing tennis shoes optimize preformance (accelerate,balance+feel of the ground), comfort and alot of them have different technologies. These things can help you play tennis a little bit better to a certain extent and are good to play with for a lower chance of injury.

But as for helping to improve/comfort your shin problem, it would not really be much of a help. It is slightly better to wear them but its even better to do this:

You should consult a doctor and take time for recovery (lots of rest maybe some meds and orthepedic shoes wud help alot) Make sure your shoes fit you and you tie them on properly, most athletes get shin problems from simple things like that.

Good luck and hope your shin problems go away.