24 | Shin Splints: What Is It and Why Do We Get It?

Have a history with shin splints? Like to run, hike, or just have a real passion for walking the dog, but can’t go on with these favorite hobbies of yours because of that pain in your shins? Listen as we explain what shin splints, or medial tibial stress syndrome, is and how you can combat it.  We explain the differences between shin splints and other injuries and how they may feel similar. Then we dive into tools you can utilize to discover what is happening within your body. Then listen (or watch through YouTube!) as we walk you through different exercises that will help you avoid shin splint pain when paired with consistency. What You Will Learn in this episode: PT Pearl: Stop Shin Splints with These Shin Splint Exercises 00:51 – What shin splints or medial tibial stress syndrome is 03:31 – What the difference is between shin splints and anterior compartment syndrome 05:08 – What the difference is between shin splints and posterior tibial tendon dysfunction 08:01 – How you modify your workouts so you can avoid shin splints - What you should NEVER do 10:04 – Why assessing yourself, or getting assessed, is so important - Where to assess 14:31 – Exercises to help avoid shin splints 19:44 – How to strengthen your muscles eccentrically - Why its important 22:26 – Why ankle mobility helps avoid shin splints To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: https://youtu.be/6IGeHX_5OSI Items mentioned in this episode include: The Optimal Body: https://www.docjenfit.com/theoptimalbody/ The Mobility Method: https://docjenfit.thinkific.com/courses/the-mobility-method We Think You’ll Love: FREE QuaranTeam Challenge The Free 7 Day Mobility Challenge Jen’s Instagram Dom’s Instagram YouTube Channel Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! For full show notes and the resources we use for this episode, head over to: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode24/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message