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Sports massage sydney - Shin splints
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Shin splints are injuries to the front of the outer leg. They are medically known as Tenoperiostitis of the shin, meaning inflammation to the tendon and muscle tissue attached to the bone. Shin splints belong to a group of injuries called overuse injuries. They occur most commonly in runners. The pain associated with shin splints is a result of fatigue or trauma to the muscle tissue surrounding the tibia. In an effort to keep the foot, ankle and lower leg stable, the muscles exert a great force on the tibia. The result is an inflammatory response. There are many causes of shin splints, but they most commonly occur in cases of overuse or overload training and poor biomechanics... For more Information http://absolutehealing.com.au/wp/shin-splints-what-are-they/ http://www.absolutehealing.com.au/Remedial_Massage.html
Sports massage sydney - Shin splints
- SHIN SPLINTS
- WHAT ARE SHIN SPLINTS ?
- What are Shin Splints? Shin splints are injuries to the front of the outer leg. They are medically known as Tenoperiostitis of the shin, meaning inflammation to the tendon and muscle tissue attached to the bone.
- What are Shin Splints? Shin splints belong to a group of injuries called overuse injuries. They occur most commonly in runners.
- What are Shin Splints? The pain associated with shin splints is a result of fatigue or trauma to the muscle tissue surrounding the tibia. The result is an inflammatory response.
- What Causes Shin Splints? There are many causes of shin splints, but they most commonly occur in cases of overuse or overload training and poor biomechanics.
- What Causes Shin Splints? • Overpronation of the feet. • Over Supination of the feet • Wrong type of shoe for running. • Increasing training too quickly. • Running on hard surfaces. • Decreased in flexibility.
- How to Manage Shin Splints? For long term results, prevention steps needs to be taken over short term cure alternatives.
- How to Manage Shin Splints? A sports medicine diagnosis coupled with a treatment plan is an important first step.
- How to Manage Shin Splints? Secondly, soft tissue therapy, massage treatments and stretching need to be applied.
- What can you do? Rest to allow the injury to heal. Avoid activities which make symptoms worse such as running and jumping
- What can you do? Apply ice or R.I.C.E in the early stages, particularly when it is very painful. Cold therapy reduces pain and inflammation.
- What can you do? Make sure you wear suitable running shoes for your foot type. See a podiatrist if you need a gait analysis.
- What can you do? Adequate warm up is commonly overlooked by athletes. Tight muscles cause more injuries, so it is important that your muscles are flexible, stretching is important.
- Soleus Stretch Stand with one foot back, both knees bent. Keeping heal on floor, lean into the wall until stretch is felt in lower calf. Hold for 30 seconds.
- Gastroe Stretch Stand with one foot back, back leg straight. Keeping heal on floor, lean into the wall until stretch is felt in lower calf. Hold for 30 seconds.
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- Absolute Healing is one of Sydney’s elite Sports and Remedial massage service providers.
- Since 2003, we have provided sports and remedial massage services to National and International sporting teams as well as individual athletes.
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