Shin Splints

Common causes are over exercising , biomechanical abnormalities, and poor or wrong type of footwear. Shin splints is one of the most commonly reported injuries and one of the easiest to treat.

The condition starts with pain along the front or inside edge of the shinbone (tibia), and is common in people whose sports include the run and jump type movements – normally caused by doing too much, too soon. The sufferer usually reports a recent change in the training program, such as increasing the usual pace, adding distance, or changing running surfaces.

People who haven't run for a while are especially prone to shin splints and it is more noticeable, when running downhill. Pain at the front of the tibia is called anterior shin splints and posterior shin splints cause pain down the inside edge of the lower leg.

The two main types of Shin Splints are:

Muscular Shin Splints - Anterior and Posterior
Boney Shin Splints

Boney shin splints affects the tibia (shin bone). Microscopic fractures happen within the bone itself. The resulting inflammation causes pain and localised swelling along the bone itself. The muscular regions of the lower leg are not usually affected.

Swelling of the muscle attachments to the tibia (shin bone) on the inside of the front of the lower leg is the most common form of posterior shin splints affecting the inner part of the lower leg.

Anterior shin splints are almost as common as the posterior

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