A plyometric training model used to augment rehabilitation from tibial fasciitis

Curr Sports Med Rep. 2006 May;5(3):147-54. doi: 10.1097/01.csmr.0000306305.33567.22.

Abstract

Shin splints, an exercise-induced form of lower leg pain, is a common complaint among athletes. Considered an overuse injury that compromises the dense and tough fascial attachments of the tibialis posterior and/or tibialis anterior muscles from the tibia, it responds well to a multiphase treatment plan that incorporates plyometric strengthening and conditioning exercises. Plyometrics may be safely introduced as early as the third or functional phase of recovery. A progressive plyometric program that emphasizes a gradual development of eccentric stress loading to the musculoskeletal components of the deep posterior and anterior muscle compartments of the lower leg is described.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Athletic Injuries / etiology
  • Athletic Injuries / prevention & control
  • Athletic Injuries / therapy*
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Cumulative Trauma Disorders / etiology
  • Cumulative Trauma Disorders / prevention & control
  • Cumulative Trauma Disorders / therapy*
  • Exercise Therapy / methods*
  • Fasciitis / etiology
  • Fasciitis / prevention & control
  • Fasciitis / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Leg
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Tibia / injuries
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Weight-Bearing