“Shin Splints” (Pain on Either Side of the Shin Bone)
You have a lot of trouble kicking people when you have this injury, and running up hills and jumping aren’t fun either. This injury has been with us so long and is so common that it’s acquired a totally nonsensical nickname, “shin splints.”
• Diagnostic Verification
Test 1. If your pain is in the front part of your shin and slightly to the outside, at least one of the following two tests should reproduce your discomfort. The first one is simple. Wearing shoes, raise your toes off the floor and balance on your heels. Be sure to hold onto something so you don’t fall. After doing this for a moment, severely strained shins will begin to hurt.
• Treatment Choice
Self-Treatment. Self-treatment is possible only when fatigue is the major factor in