Shin splints: an expert explains how to avoid them

By Nathan Liddle, Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Teesside University

So you’re out for a leisurely jog and everything is going great – until you start to feel pain. That distinctive, shooting pain, up your shin. Even when you stop running, every time you put weight on your foot soreness shoots up your lower leg. There’s little doubt: you’ve got shin splints.

Shin splints is the term commonly used to describe what’s actually known as medial tibial stress syndrome. The injury is characterised by a diffuse pain along the inside of the shin bone (tibia) that’s aggravated by activity.

It’s thought that between…

Read complete article

~	The US and China have reached a temporary truce in the trade wars, but more turbulence lies ahead

~	South Sudan: 3 Years On, No Justice for Abuses in Southern Unity

~	Tobago's coral reefs brace for ‘imminent threat’

~	Saudi Arabia: Migrant domestic workers face severe exploitation, racism and exclusion from labour protections

~	As insurance gets harder to buy, NZ has 3 choices for disaster recovery – and we keep choosing the worst one

~	Community-run food co-ops can reduce food insecurity and boost healthy diets, research shows

~	Don’t click without thinking – and 4 other ways to keep yourself safe from scams

~	Liberals elect first woman leader, with Ley defeating Taylor 29-25

~	The ‘extroverted’ north and ‘introverted’ south: how climate and culture influence Iranian architecture

~	The dreaded beep test: outdated or still a valid assessment of your fitness?