Pain the Shins : STOP'S YOU TO RUN !!

Shin Pains, The most common exercises or running related problem, known as "Shin Splints". 

Mostly all runner's must be experienced !!

Shin pain is usually experienced during and after physical or sports activity in the front of your leg bones. Pain feels like a sharp throbbing variety of pain and some time shin pain does not allow you to stand and walk especially in runners and bowlers. 

It's primarily due to the muscles & soft tissue repetitive stress injury. Repetitive stress to the muscles could be due to many musculoskeletal possibilities like flat foot, tight calf muscles, poor ankle joint mobility or some time because of not doing an appropritate warm-up. 

Two muscles which are the culprit in the Shin Pains: 

• Tibialis anterior &
• Tibialis posterior 

Treatment and Rehabilitation are straight forward in case of Tibialis anterior originated shin pain as its commonly due to poor flexibility of the leg muscles. 

But in case of Tibialis posterior originated shin pain needs specific rehabilitation to recovery. Kinesio tap application, Ice, foot posture correction and muscle re-training become the main objective. 

Tibialis posterior involved shin pain takes a longer duration to recover as well need highly specific rehabilitation. 

Feel free to contact me personally for further details. 

Regards 

Dr. Arun Kumar Rawal, PT

MPT- Sports & Musculoskeletal Injuries

Mob: +91-9986855650