OK gents, here's the sure fire way to GET RID OF SHIN SPLINTS FOREVER!!!
This is the first exercise...
With your feet together, rock up on the balls of your feet, and pivot your heels to the left (or right). Come down and rock back on your heels, and then pivot the front of your feet to the left (or right). Come down, and repeat the first step. Do this motion until you've gone clear across whatever room you're in, and go back in the other direction. Do this 10 times across the room, each night. You can do it while you're watching TV.
This is the second exercise...
Lie on you back, stick your toes under the couch like you're gonna do a sit-up, and just try to lift up couch with the front of your foot. Do this for a half hour every night (again, you can do it while watching TV).
If you do this for a few weeks, the front of your shins will strengthen right up, and you'll never worry about shin splints again. I did this 10 years ago, foe about a month, and I've not been bothered with them since. It really works. Good luck fellas!