Do you enjoy jogging outside or do you prefer the treadmill? Going outside for that run can give you that chance for a little ‘you time’. But do you ever get caught in your stride with a pain in your shins where it becomes slightly numb, you can’t run properly and your feet slap down to the ground and you begin to sound like a wildebeest escaping the jaws of a lion? If the answer is yes then you maybe suffering from Compartment Syndrome or more commonly referred to as Shin Splints.
What are Shin Splints?
Shin Splints is a name given to a group of injuries that can happen to your shin area. Most health professionals will tell you that Shin Splints don’t actually exist because it doesn’t refer to just one complaint, but is the “umbrella” name given to a range of complaints that can occur in the shin area.
It doesn’t seem to matter what sport is played there seems to be a rather larger portion of injuries suffered by the hamstring. How many times have we seen our favourite professional get sidelined by a movement that looks pretty minimal and yet puts him/her out for several weeks? After that initial injury it is also not surprising to hear that they are plagued with hamstring injuries for the rest of their career.
Being a man I can safely say that I have not personally experienced the pain and discomfort that looking good can cause when it comes to the stiletto. Walking for relatively long distances and even standing for long periods in this type of shoe can cause pain in the foot. This is the downside of the stiletto; however it is not what we are looking at today. Today we are going to be looking at the problems the stiletto can cause on your muscles, what this can lead to and finally what can be done to keep these problems at bay.
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is commonplace now, especially in the office. It is also an injury that, like so many others, can be easily avoided with very little effort.
