Shin Splints Causes and Symptoms

Shin splints are known as a pain felt along the inner part of your shin bone. Shin splint pain gathers in the lower leg between the knee and ankle. Individuals who take part in moderate to overwhelming physical movement is often affected by shin splints. You might probably create shin splints if you take part in vigorous physical exercises or sports, for example, racquetball, tennis, basketball or soccer. Most times the pain of shin splints can be intense to the point that you should stop the sports you are doing.

Shin splints is a combined anxiety issue. Repeated stress and beating on the muscles, bones, and joints of the lower legs prevent your body from having the capacity to repair and reestablish itself.

What Causes Shin Splints?

The pain related with shin splints is caused by excessive stress on the shin bone, and the tissues joining the shin bone to the muscles surrounding it. The excess pressure causes the muscles to swell and expands the weight against the bone, prompting irritation and pain.

Shin splints can also be caused by the reaction of stress to bone breaks. The constant beating can bring about smaller splits in the bones of the leg. The body can repair the splits if offered time to rest. However, if the body doesn't have enough time to rest, the little splits can bring about an entire break or a stress crack.

Extra causes of shin splints include:

Muscle shortcoming in the thighs or buttocks.

An abnormality of the anatomy, (for example, flat foot disorder).

Improper training strategies.

Lack of adaptability.

Extraordinary force on the shins could come about because of:

Running on an inclined surface or uneven landscape.

Running downhill.

Participating in games that have quick stops and begins.

Using unbalanced shoes for running or working out.

Shin splints are also more likely to happen when your leg muscles and ligaments are drained. Individuals with flat feet or unbending arches, athletics and dancers all have an improved probability of creating shin splints.

Symptoms of Shin Splints are much, but individuals with shin splints will encounter some of these symptoms:

Muscle pain.
A sharp pain in the front of the lower leg.
Pain on either side of the shin bone.
Exercise that causes pain.
Pain along the inward part of the lower leg.
Soreness or tenderness along the inner part of the lower leg.
Swelling in the lower leg.
Weakness and numbness shortcoming in the feet.
Acute pain in your shin after an accident.
A shin that feels hot.
Even when you're resting, you're feeling pain in your shins.

ACUTE STAGE SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT

When there is swelling and inflammation in your calf.

ACUTE STAGE SYMPTOMS:

The acute stage starts the moment an injury occurs and lasts until the swelling and inflammation are gone. The swelling is the result of the blockage of blood, tissue fluids and circulation in the calf because their normal movement has been disrupted by the force of the injury. Just like cars back up behind a traffic jam, causing congestion, exhaust and overheating; blood and fluids back up behind the injured calf, causing pain, inflammation, lumps and swelling.

The sensation of heat is due to the warming action of the blood and fluids overheating in the injured calf as they back up and accumulate. Stiffness and decreased mobility are due to spasms in tendons and ligaments that have contracted reflexively beyond their normal range from the impact of the injury.

As ligaments and tendons stretch and tear, blood from ruptured blood vessels becomes trapped in the local tissues. As the trapped blood clots up, it sticks the tissues together creating adhesions. Adhesions cause pain, inflammation and restricted movement because the layers of tissue that used to slide smoothly across one another now adhere and snap which interferes with normal functioning. It is essential to break up clotted blood as quickly as possible to prevent adhesions and scar tissue from forming.

During the acute stage it is very important to restore normal circulation to the calf, break up clotted blood and stagnant fluids, reduce swelling, and reduce the redness and heat associated with inflammation. By restoring the flow of blood, fluids, and circulation in the calf, then pain is relieved, damaged tissues can regenerate with healthy functional tissue, and the calf can strengthen and regain it's mobility.

ACUTE STAGE TREATMENT:

1. Apply the Sinew Herbal Ice on your calf to reduce redness, swelling, and inflammation while dispersing accumulated blood and fluids to help restore normal circulation to the calf. This first-aid treatment is used in place of ice to significantly speed up the healing process. It reduces the swelling and inflammation more effectively than ice, allowing you to more quickly regain range of motion. Acute Sinew Liniment can be used in-between applications.

Ice is not recommended because it does not help repair damaged tissues and keeps everything in the injured area frozen, causing the stagnation of blood and fluids and the contraction of muscles, tendons and ligaments. In Chinese sports medicine ice is not used and is considered a culprit in injuries that don't heal well.

2. Massage your calf with Acute Sinew Liniment to relieve pain, reduce swelling and inflammation, break up clotted blood and stagnant fluids, and stimulate circulation of blood and fluids to help cells quickly repair damaged tissues. Sinew Herbal Ice can be used in-between applications.

3. The Sinew Sports Massage Oil is recommended for use before and after exercise, sports and strenuous activity. It warms and stimulates your muscles, increases circulation and relieves tightness, hence improving your performance and helping to prevent injury.

CHRONIC STAGE SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT

When there is NO swelling and inflammation in your calf.

CHRONIC STAGE SYMPTOMS:

The chronic stage begins once the swelling and inflammation are gone, but you still feel aching pain and stiffness. This is because there are still accumulations of stagnant blood and fluids in your calf that are blocking circulation and blood supply to damaged tissues, creating residual pain, stiffness and weakness. You may actually feel hard nodules like sand in the tissue, indicating accumulation, calcification, and adhesions, which all cause pain, stiffness, and joint instability.

Your calf may feel more sensitive to the cold and ache in cold and damp weather due to impaired circulation. When you move your calf you may hear a clicking or popping sound from the tendons and ligaments slipping very slightly in and out of their natural alignment indicating weakness and joint instability, causing chronic pain and a cycle of reinjury. These symptoms are often the result of failure to treat the injury properly from the outset and overicing.

Increasing circulation and blood supply to the damaged tissues is very important in treating chronic injuries because tendons and ligaments do not have an extensive direct supply of blood. That is why chronic injuries can be slow to heal. Increasing local circulation also prevents cold and dampness from penetrating the injured area, preventing pain and stiffness.

During the chronic stage it is very important to break up remaining accumulations of blood and fluids, and increase circulation and blood supply to the damaged tissues. By increasing circulation and blood flow in the calf, then pain and stiffness is relieved, and the tendons and ligaments can strengthen to restore stability.

CHRONIC STAGE TREATMENT:

1. Massage your calf with Chronic Sinew Liniment to relieve pain and stiffness, strongly stimulate circulation and blood flow to damaged tissues, and promote the healing of overstretched tendons and ligaments. The Sinew Relaxing Soak can be used in-between applications.

2. Soak your calf with the Sinew Relaxing Soak to relax muscles and tendons that are in spasm, ease joint pain and stiffness, and improve range of motion. The Sinew Relaxing Soak is particularly useful if you feel restricted mobility in your calf. The soak can be used by saturating a towel in the liquid and applying it to your calf. Chronic Sinew Liniment can be used in-between applications.

3. The Sinew Sports Massage Oil is recommended for use before and after exercise, sports and strenuous activity. It warms and stimulates your muscles, increases circulation and relieves tightness, hence improving your performance and helping to prevent injury.