| > | | | | cushioning and arch support. This encourages proper |
| If you love to run or taking part in organized sports, | | | | foot position and takes in shock. Sports orthotics can |
| you’re at risk for shin splints, pain in the | | | | make all the difference in endurance and |
| knees, Achilles tendonitis, and other lower extremity | | | | performance because they offer arch support as well |
| injuries. Medial tibial stress syndrome, as it is referred | | | | as additional cushioning. For people with flat feet, |
| to by the Mayo Clinic, is a pain that runs down the | | | | these specialized sports orthotics lift the arch |
| length of the shin bone and is caused by undue | | | | appropriately and rebalance the legs. |
| stress on the bones, muscles, and ligaments of the | | | | Overpronation due to flat feet can cause more than |
| lower extremeties. Sports Can Cause Serious Foot | | | | just shin splints to occur. Heel spurs and plantar |
| Problems Including Shin Splints | | | | fasciitis, knee, ankle, and low back pain, as well as |
| If you love to run or taking part in organized sports, | | | | Achilles tendonitis can be caused by flat feet. If |
| you’re at risk for shin splints, pain in the | | | | sports orthotics are not utilized during physically |
| knees, Achilles tendonitis, and other lower extremity | | | | stressful physical activities, reinjury and serious foot |
| injuries. Medial tibial stress syndrome, as it is referred | | | | problems can persist. The mechanics involved in these |
| to by the Mayo Clinic, is a pain that runs down the | | | | problems are linked to the plantar fascia tendon, |
| length of the shin bone and is caused by undue | | | | which is the central structure supporting the arch of |
| stress on the bones, muscles, and ligaments of the | | | | the foot. It is a band-like structure that elongates to |
| lower extremeties. This stress can be caused by by | | | | absorb the shock presented when the foot bears |
| running activities in any setting and can be | | | | weight during activity. In people with flat feet, this |
| exacerbated by flat feet and insufficient arch | | | | tissue is too long and has lost its ability to elongate. |
| support. | | | | Its capability to absorb shock has left completely. |
| Many sports therapists advise using ice, taking a | | | | This condition also causes overpronation of the foot, |
| break from running or sports, and using more | | | | or the tendency for the ankles to roll toward the |
| comfortable shoes, preferably with the use of sports | | | | center of the body. As a result, the weight of the |
| orthotics. Icing the shin and adjacent structures in the | | | | bdy is oddly centered on one area rather than being |
| lower leg help alleviate pain while lowering the amount | | | | equally distributed over the entire area of the foot. |
| of swelling soon after an injury. Relaxation is always | | | | This is the reason why insoles for sports can make all |
| suggested because it allows for the bones, tendons | | | | the difference in cases of flat feet and other foot |
| and muscles to repair themselves. Finally, using more | | | | problems; they provide stability and softness in the |
| comfortable shoes can drastically help deter re-injury | | | | proper spots. |
| to the lower legs and feet by providing proper | | | | |