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A plyometric training model used to augment rehabilitation from tibial fasciitis

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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.

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Herring, K.M. A plyometric training model used to augment rehabilitation from tibial fasciitis. Curr Sports Med Rep 5, 147–154 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11932-006-0018-z

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