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Shin Splints
January 13th 2009 05:55
Shin splints are pains in the muscles near the shin bones. They can be caused by running or jumping on hard surfaces or simply overuse. They occur most often in people unaccustomed to training, although they can also plague experienced athletes who switch to lighter shoes, hard surfaces or more concentrated speed work. The pain usually occurs in the middle third of shin bone. The muscle responsible for raising the arch of the foot attaches to the shin bone at that spot. When the arch collapses with each foot strike, it pulls on the tendon that comes from this muscle. With repeated stress, the arch begins to pull some of its muscle fibers loose from the shin bone. This causes small areas of bleeding around the lining of the bone, and pain. The twisting of the tibia can cause the bone to crack. A stress fracture may not show up on x-ray and therefore a bone scan is indicated.
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