After foam-rolling, I switch to the Stick, which is a "more focussed and easy-to-handle" muscle roller, Dr. Pandya says. Unlike a foam roller, you hold the Stick in both hands and manually roll it across your relaxed muscle. I do 25-30 strokes on either side of my shinbone and then on the calf muscle itself, as shown in the video.
It takes about five minutes to stretch with a foam roller and the Stick, and the results are worth it. I did these stretches once a day when I had shin splints, and now I do them before every run and workout for prevention. I've gotten a flare-up here and there, but shin splints haven't caused me to miss a run or workout in five years.