Shin Splints: Shin splints affect a range of people, including military personnel, dancers, and runners; they often occur when training routines are changed, and the bones, tendons, and muscle tissues are overworked. There is a estimate of 10.7% of injuries in male runners and 16.8% of injuries in female runners. An injury involving inflammation of the muscles due to repetitive stress or over-activity, like running 12.
Synthomps: A dull ache in the front part of the lower leg pain that develops during exercise.
Pain on either side of the shin bone
Muscle pain
Pain along the inner part of the lower leg
Tenderness or soreness along the inner part of the lower leg swelling in the lower leg (usually mild, if present) numbness and weakness in the feet14
Treatment: Includes rest, ice, anti-inflammatory medication, and changes to footwear and activity intensity
DISEASES
Tendinitis The condition is more common in adults over the age of 40 and athletes16, also According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, tendonitis causes more than 70,000 people to miss work per year15. It is the inflammation of the tendon, because of chronic damage. This happens when an injury is made worse by not resting or an action is done repeatedly to the point that multiple injuries occur 12.
Synthomps: Pain or tenderness at or near a joint, especially around a shoulder, wrist, elbow, or ankle.
Stiffness that, along with the pain, restricts the movement of the joint involved.
Mild swelling or thickening of the tendon near the joint13.
Treatment: Treatments involve pain management and physical therapy to strengthen muscles
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