Shin Splints and How to Prevent Them
You badly want to get your body in shape so you decided to run every morning. However, after each run, your lower leg suffers from pain and the pain seems to occur from the inner side of your lower leg. This might be a case of shin splints.
Shin splints are a type of exercise-related problem which is usually associated with running and other intense physical activities involving your legs. Shin splints are described as the pain at the inner edge of your lower leg, specifically your shinbone or tibia.
When you are suffering from shin splints, the muscles and bone tissues around your shinbone are inflamed causing you pain. This condition develops when you are still new to your exercise program or you have increased the intensity of your workout. When there are sudden changes to
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Shoe inserts are foot devices that help correct the alignment of your feet and they usually come in the form of insoles, heel cups, splints or pads.
Strengthen your lower leg muscles
Shin splints can also occur if you have weak and stiff lower leg muscles, so to reduce your risk of developing shin splints, you have to strengthen your lower leg. You can start by strengthening your calf muscles. Stand on your toes then slowly lower your heels to the ground. Feel your calf muscles stretch as your rise up on your toes. Repeat this 10 times.
Or if you have stairs at home, you can also do step ups to strengthen your lower leg muscles as well as your knees and hip joints. To do step ups, place your right foot on the stair platform and press on your right heel while you bring your left foot to the platform. Then return to your starting position with your right foot going down followed by your left foot. Then step onto the platform again using your left foot next. Do this 10 to 12 times on each leg for 3 sets.
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Achilles tendinopathy and its contributing pathologies has been a heavily researched topic throughout multiple professions. Although a unified consensus and classification on the underlying pathology is yet to be reached, a shift from the term tendinitis to tendinosis has slowly been adopted, and is now believed to follow a continuum. Previous incorrect belief of an inflammatory pathophysiology has lead to the development of treatment options that are inappropriate and unsuccessful, leaving the tendon unable to adequately heal or strengthen increasing its risk of repetitive re-injury and the development of chronic Achilles tendinopathy. As a result an understanding of the pathophysiology, its effect on lower limb function and biomechanical risk factors contributing to the development of Achilles tendinopathy need to be considered when developing a rehabilitation program to coincide with new research and to address the underlying degeneration and failed healing of the tendon.
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