To stop shin splints that occurred from ankle to knee needs special treatment and take more time. This case is often happen to athletes, especially when they spend lot of time to run. Basically, there are many causes of shin splints. For instance, by swelling or inflammation that occurred on tendons, muscles, and the area of shin bone which it has thin layer of tissue.
Some activities likes running for long distance, climb the hill, military training, football, basketball, and aerobic dancing could contribute spin splints as well. Those activities may common causes because the leg must do much activities and it does not get enough time to rest. Flat feet also can contribute shin splints because flat feet able to pull the shin tendons and it can cause slight tearing.
Besides that, when a person running with poor form such as by rolling the feet inward, it can strain the tendons and muscles. So, in order to stop shin splints forever, you should avoid those habits because you will feel suffer a lot when it happen.
Basically, there 3 keys that you can use to recognize and stop shin splints:
- Firstly, you have to listens the message from your body. Once you feel pain on certain part of your body, you have to give more attention.
- Secondly, after your body gives signals, you should think and search the cause of why it felt pain and hurt.
- Thirdly, find the solution for your problem by yourself as long as you know how to treat it. If not, you can consult to the doctor to check it and ask suggestion to stop shin splints.
