INJURY TITLE

Inflammatory Shin Pain ‘Shin Splints’ ‘Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome’

INJURY OVERVIEW

An encompassing term that describes shin pain on the inside of the shin bone.

INJURY IN-DEPTH INFORMATION

For a while a lot of the conditions that manifested themselves in the area of the shin. Progressions in both clinical understanding, and imaging techniques, proper and more accurate diagnosis of these conditions is now possible. Inflammatory shin pain will follow the common signs and symptoms set out below.

COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

Pain on the inside border of the shin bone
Pain may decrease with exercise but will be present afterwards
There is commonly an area of focal tenderness o palpating the shin bone – usually in the lower portion of the bone.

HOW IS IT ASSESSED

Clinical examination to rule out any other causes of pain
MRI scanning if pain is severe enough. This will help establish a prognosis and treatment plan
Biomechanical assessment to establish any movement issues, for example, when running.

GENERAL TREATMENT

Relative rest
Ice treatments
Biomechanical aids such as orthotics
Stretching and strengthening advice
Manual therapy to address any muscle tightness and pain.

Exercise Videos: i.e.

Rotator cuff strengthening
Pec stretch
etc

WHICH HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO CONSULT

PHYSIO X

MEDIC X

PODIATRY ⁯

Put an ‘X’ next to each health professional that most commonly deals with this injury.

i.e. tennis elbow would be Physio and Medic as injections are common, whereas for muscular LBP it would be Physio and not Medic as they would just refer them to a Physio.

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