Shin Splints
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Shin splints refers to the pain experienced along front outer surface (lateral tibial stress syndrome) or inner section (medial tibial stress syndrome) of the lower leg. This pain is usually the result of inflammation of the muscles, tendons, and bone. Shin splints usually develop during or after physical activity, and the pain can be either sharp and knife-like or dull and throbbing. While this condition can be left to heal without intervention, recovery requires the individual to stop all forms of physical activity that may be aggravating the shin areas, and can take quite a while to fully disappear.
At Granville Physio your therapist will teach you how to improve your arch mechanics, appropriately release and stretch the region, and successfully apply a supportive device such as tape and insoles to the area. Additionally, the best equipment will be used to release the muscles of your calf and foot to promote healing in the shin and surrounding muscles using shockwave, ultrasound, and ice.
In a 2012 study in the British journal of Sports Medicine, they found that the duration to return to sport from shin splints was 59.7 (SD 25.8) days in the group that had a running program and shockwave while the group with the running program only required 91.6 (SD 43.0) days to return to sport. The shockwave group returned to sport 35% faster!
In a 2010 study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, they found that 85.1% of the athletes treated with shockwave had returned to their preinjury sport following 3 shockwave treatments while only 46.8% of the non shockwave group were able to return to sport.
At Granville Physio your therapist will teach you how to improve your arch mechanics, appropriately release and stretch the region, and successfully apply a supportive device such as tape and insoles to the area. Additionally, the best equipment will be used to release the muscles of your calf and foot to promote healing in the shin and surrounding muscles using shockwave, ultrasound, and ice.
In a 2012 study in the British journal of Sports Medicine, they found that the duration to return to sport from shin splints was 59.7 (SD 25.8) days in the group that had a running program and shockwave while the group with the running program only required 91.6 (SD 43.0) days to return to sport. The shockwave group returned to sport 35% faster!
In a 2010 study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, they found that 85.1% of the athletes treated with shockwave had returned to their preinjury sport following 3 shockwave treatments while only 46.8% of the non shockwave group were able to return to sport.
