Shin Splints

Running and jumping can cause shin splints. This painful condition can result from exercise that aggravates the connection of muscles to the lower big bone in the leg called the tibia. Rest and proper shoes plus changing your exercises can reduce or eliminate this painful condition.

Overloading the tissue connecting the muscles to the shinbone causes the pain.  Footwear that is poorly fitted or rundown is often the cause of this problem as well as running, jogging, playing stop and start sports like basketball or tennis. Early in the condition when the pain is new, stopping the exercise will end the pain. Continuing in the same mode will continue to make the condition worse.

Getting advice from your personal trainer is a good place to start if you are just starting a running program. Improper shoes and extended exercise early in a new workout regime can be a main cause of this condition. This is reason alone to start slow and work your way up to a higher level of exercise. If the pain continues, it may be that you have to consult a doctor to see what can be done to help the stress you are causing on your leg.  Allot of my clients who come to Personal training studios W10 who have suffered from shin splints find that running on the treadmill reduces the pressure as the road is high impact.  As a personal trainer if you are training people with shin splints look for ways you can reduce the impact on their legs e.g treadmills and cross trainers instead of plyometric exercises and running on the road.