aight, heres what it sounds like to me.
the tib ant muscle is the primary braking mechanism in the ankle. when there is a high velocity impact put into it, to dorsiflex the foot, the tib ant activates (since you are pointing your toes before a big landing) to eccentrically contract and absorbe the impact. when this is done repetitively, the tib ant muscle can do a few things that results in what common MDs and PTs call "shin splints" according to them, this is a incurable thing, and all you can do is ice it and basically numb it (yet you can supposedly continue using it... ) i had shin splints in the past, and i just iced it, like told., and it only got worse and worse.
so anyway, here's what i would recommend. when you repetitively do these high force eccentric contractions, the fascia of the muscle may end up getting distorted and basically develope what is known as microadhesions within the muscle. in addition, the muslce itself may go into a spastic state where it has difficulty relaxing. to sum up what you can do though, without going too much in depth... go to the center of the muscle belly (right by the big sharp shin bone), and take your thumbs, pulling the muscle fibers outward. then like i told someone else, rub the insertion origin of the muslce, which is located on the superior 1/3 of the tibia (the shin bone, between the actual muslce and bone) rub that real hard, then go to the bottom of the foot, on the medial side and rub that area real hard. if done correctly, you can get rid of those shin splint right away, and make sure that they dont come back
