The webs leading Information website dedicated to shin splints

 

This website has been designed by leading professionals in the fields of sports podiatry, sports medicine and sports physiotherapy all of which have experience of treating thousands of patients with shin-splints injury.

Take time to browse the different sections as all the information you need to understand and treat shin splints has been collated and placed on one site for your convenience.

 

As can be seen in the video below the forces sustained through the lower limb whilst running or participating in high impact sporting activity can cause immense strain on the lower legs leading to the condition known as 'shin splints' .

This condition can be particularly painful and stop the athlete from partaking in their chosen sport for weeks or even months. Fortunately this injury can be easily remedied once the mechanics and causes of the condition are understood. However failure to treat the problem effectively can lead to months of frustration.

 

 

 

 

Muscular shin splints

This type of injury can affect the muscle or more precisely the insertion of the muscle to bone and can be subdivided into two main categories, anterior and posterior shin splints. Posterior shin splints are more common and affect the lower inside leg. Anterior shin splints affect the lower outside leg and whilst less common, can be just as painful and debilitating as their more common sister. Read more->

 

Bone shin splints

Bone shin splints are less prevalent than their muscular equivalent but can in their nature be more serious. Micro fractures of the shin bone (tibia) cause and inflammatory response along the body of the tibia which causes pain and swelling. This is potentially more serious as it can in rare cases lead to fracture of the tibia itself. Read more->

 

Causes

Shin splints are most commonly caused by inflammation of the muscle at its insertion point at the shin bone (tibia) or caused by micro fractures of the bone itself. This is usually a result of minor but repetitive trauma caused by such things as running and other high impact activities including tennis, football and athletics. Read more->

 

Treatment

The treatment of your the problem varies depending on how long you have had it, whether it is a muscular or bone injury and also the type of activity you are partaking in. Shin splints can be very difficult to resolve once chronic in nature so early treatment is vital. Read more->

 

 

Prevention

Simple steps can be taken to prevent shin splints from occurring in the first place or more importantly for most preventing them from re occurring Whether it changing the shoes you wear, altering faulty biomechanics or undertaking strengthening exercises, there are many things that can be done to stop this annoying problem in its tracks. Read more->

 

Biomechanics

Poor biomechanics is often the biggest reason why athletes suffer from this condition. Often the sufferer is acutely aware there may be a problem and might have tried supportive shoes, off the shelf orthotics or may have even sought the advice of a professional. However biomechanics is an often mis understood subject even by the professionals themselves. In our biomechanics section we have created a simple to understand guide to biomechanics with videos showing the gait cycle, over pronation and under pronation. Read more->

 

Running shoe guide

A complete guide on the composition of running shoes .Read more->

 

Orthotics.

A guide to the different orthotics used to treat shin splints. Read more->

 

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