ITB/Shin Pain
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SHIN SPLINTS
Pathology associated with too much stress through the tibia bone and too little recovery.
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ACHILLES' TENDINITIS
Guess what, for runners this is another overuse injury. Your Achilles hurts on the push-off phase of running. Especially when running uphill or doing splints.
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CALF MUSCLE STRAIN
Pathology associated with partial tear or excessive tension through calf muscle(s).
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STRESS FRACTURE
This is one time when STOP RUNNING is imperative!
It starts gradually. The pain is worse when your heel strikes the ground and gets better almost immediately after you stop running.
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ANKLE SPRAIN
These are almost always a trauma for runners; in more way than one. The first trauma is when you sprain your ankle and you are further traumatized every day you cannot run. Ankle sprains are almost never an overuse injury.
Okay, we have completed a detailed history and very thorough evaluation of you from the belly button to your toes. The area which is causing all your pain is your back.
Okay, the pain is coming from your back. What could be wrong? WHY the devil is my Back hurting? Now what do we do? Your evaluation and treatment are just beginning.
We have listed the most common reasons for a runner to have back pain. It could be any one of the reasons listed here, but more likely a combination of several of them. As you read each specific back injury, you will notice a pattern. We begin with pain management techniques and progress your treatment through easy activity to returning good movement. All the treatments progress to restoring strength with control and finally the best running of your life.