Vol. 3, Issue 10, Part E (2017)

Abstract
Athletics is a branch of Sports (The queen of sports) which encompasses elementary forms of movement (Walking, running jumps, and throws) which are conducted in sequences of more or less complex types (Disciplines) and which through evolution reached today level of perfection. Athletics includes the biggest number of various disciplines of cyclic- acyclic character which are manifested from moderate to maximum intensity (Running, jumps, throws). Therefore, player injuries are very different and in some occasions they can be fatal and can permanently disable the player for further training and continuing their career. The most common injury for beginner athletes is Shin Splints-painful shines, also known as Medial Tibia Stress Syndrome (MTSS). The term ‘’shin splints’’ refers to pain along the shin bone (Tibia) the large bone in the front of your lower leg. It affects approximately 35% of athletes and is considered one of the most prevalent overuse induced pain in this population. Further more up to 70% of runners may develop an overuse injury including MTSS over a 1 year period. Shin splints are common in track and field, soccer, basketball, volleyball basic military training and long distance running. During running each foot strikes the ground approximately 50-70 times per minute, or a total 800 times per mile, with a force 2-4 times body weight. The injury is related to poor training habits, a change in running surface, a new or different style of shoe, or a sudden increase in mileage or in the duration of the work out. Shin splints occurs when muscles and tendons around the shin-bone (the tibia) become inflamed and tender. If an athlete continues to exercise, trying to ignore or run through the pain injury can progress to a more severe form called Stress fracture; in which the bone itself is damaged. Though coaches, physical trainer and sports doctors have been making their best possible efforts to prevent injuries but they have not get a complete success so far. This paper highlights the shin splints (medial tibia stress syndrome) injury of lower extremities in athletes.