{"id":129,"date":"2014-03-12T22:35:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T22:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/?page_id=129"},"modified":"2014-03-27T20:36:04","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T20:36:04","slug":"shin-splints","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/?page_id=129","title":{"rendered":"Shin Splints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shin splints are an inflammatory injury affecting the lower  leg bone (tibia).\u00a0 The condition develops  at the muscle&rsquo;s attachment to the bone surface.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><strong>Anterior shins  splints<\/strong> occur along the front and center of the leg and are most commonly associated  with over training, running hills, or stiff soled shoes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Posterior shin  splints<\/strong> develop along the inside edge of the leg bone and are usually  related to foot function and mechanical strain on the tibialis posterior  muscle.<\/p>\n<p>Initial treatment should include an anti-inflammatory, ice,  rest, and an assessment of the patient&rsquo;s shoes and exercise program.\u00a0 If this fails, a medical evaluation should be  obtained to rule out a tibial stress fracture.\u00a0  Once a diagnosis is confirmed treatment usually involves physical  therapy and molded arch supports.<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/solesupport.com\" target=\"_blank\">solesupport.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shin splints are an inflammatory injury affecting the lower leg bone (tibia).\u00a0 The condition develops at the muscle&rsquo;s attachment to the bone surface.\u00a0 Anterior shins splints occur along the front and center of the leg and are most commonly associated with over training, running hills, or stiff soled shoes. Posterior shin splints develop along the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":21,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-129","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=129"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302,"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129\/revisions\/302"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}