[81alum]

Thanks for the insight on shin splints.  Did any of the track athletes with chronic shin splints take off for an extended period of time and return 100% without any recurring problems?

Shin splints are very, very common among runners, and the best advice is to ramp up practice very slowly to allow your legs to adjust.  However, for some people this does not work.  It is repetitive impact pulling on the connecting points of muscles to bone.  Hurdlers like my daughter are quite vulnerable because of the intense impacts. 

Complete rest almost always eliminates shin splints.  The problem is that some people get them back as soon as they ramp up their practice time.  While the most common shin splints are those felt by beginning runners, Hodson's issues are obviously not that.  Sometimes shin splints are related to stress fractures or compartment syndrome.  We've had some wbb players who have had surgery to relieve compartment syndrome, I believe.  Bob, wasn't Sara James one of them? 

[81alum]

Thanks for the insight on shin splints.  Did any of the track athletes with chronic shin splints take off for an extended period of time and return 100% without any recurring problems?

Shin splints are very, very common among runners, and the best advice is to ramp up practice very slowly to allow your legs to adjust.  However, for some people this does not work.  It is repetitive impact pulling on the connecting points of muscles to bone.  Hurdlers like my daughter are quite vulnerable because of the intense impacts. 

Complete rest almost always eliminates shin splints.  The problem is that some people get them back as soon as they ramp up their practice time.  While the most common shin splints are those felt by beginning runners, Hodson's issues are obviously not that.  Sometimes shin splints are related to stress fractures or compartment syndrome.  We've had some wbb players who have had surgery to relieve compartment syndrome, I believe.  Bob, wasn't Sara James one of them?