Podiatrist John Connors of Little Silver treats a local runner for shin splints using an extracorporeal pulse activation treatment machine.
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With the increase in popularity of involvement in adolescent sports, there's been a rise in the number of overuse injuries among children.
One of the most common injuries that Dr. John Connors, a Little Silver sports podiatrist, sees in young runners is shin splints.
Shin splints are a common cause of lower leg pain in athletes who run regularly. It is an overuse condition that develops gradually over a period of time rather than from a sudden injury. Shin splints are caused by repetitive stress to the lower leg muscles, causing inflammation in the area where the muscles are attached to the shin ...