Being a beginner i get alot of aches and pains, mainly shin splints, but today i had ankle pain, so i took 2 ibrufen before i went to Heaton Park, and 2 when i came back, and although i am aware of my shins, they are not half as in the pain they are usually.

But i guess cos i am a beginner, i choose to take them to help me continue.

Maybe you should speak to your doctor about taking them?