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  2. Shin splints - Wikipedia

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    With repetitive stress, the impact forces eccentrically fatigue the soleus and create repeated tibial bending or bowing, contributing to shin splints. The impact is made worse by running uphill, downhill, on uneven terrain, or on hard surfaces. Improper footwear, including worn-out shoes, can also contribute to shin splints. [16] [17]

  3. Running injuries - Wikipedia

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    That group was 1 1⁄2 minutes slower than expected from their training and had a higher proportion of orthotics use. It may well be that runners with existing injuries hope that expensive shoes will fix their body. [29] So-called "traditional" running shoes are designed to give more support and cushion the landing to reduce the effects of impact.

  4. Locomotor effects of shoes - Wikipedia

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    However minimal shoes do not give runners the same feedback from the plantar mechanoreceptors. Because of the greater protection they offer in comparison to barefoot running, minimal shoes may also interfere with the development of a gentle foot strike, toughening of the soles of the feet, and awareness of road hazards. [23]

  5. Foot pain? These podiatrist-approved Skechers have heel-to ...

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    At a sale price like $44, shoes like this aren’t going to last long. Just think of all the use you’ll get out of this all-year pair — and all the miles you’ll walk, pain-free!

  6. ChiRunning - Wikipedia

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    [1] [3] [8] Instruction of the method is disseminated in several ways, including instructor led courses, books, and videos. [3] A Forbes contributor claims that in 2004, Dreyer's first edition of his book, ChiRunning , was released and sold 150,000 copies however, there was no proper citation within his article to back up that claim.

  7. Peroneal nerve paralysis - Wikipedia

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    Using a tight plaster cast (or other long-term constriction) of the lower leg; Crossing the legs regularly; Regularly wearing high boots; Pressure to the knee from positions during deep sleep or coma; Long period of resting on bed; Broken leg bone [5] Common peroneal nerve injury is more common in people: Who are very thin (for example, from ...

  8. Tibia - Wikipedia

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    The tibia (/ ˈ t ɪ b i ə /; pl.: tibiae / ˈ t ɪ b i i / or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects the knee with the ankle.

  9. Shin-bang - Wikipedia

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    Shin-bang [1] is a general sense of discomfort or pain in the lower anterior portion of the tibia that contacts the tongue of a ski boot, especially when pressed against the boot. It should not to be confused with shin-bite, which is a condition where the shin is rubbed raw due to irritation inside of the ski boot.