Asmara Hussain, Asim Shehzad, Muhammad Waqas, Tayyaba Ayub.
Prevalence of Shin Splint amongst Rugby Players of Pakistan (a cross sectional study).
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;16(3):734-6.

Background: Shin splints is a common lower leg injury that affects people involved in running sports. . Shin Splints most commonly occur in athletes who have sudden increases or changes in their training activity and who participate in high contact court or field sports as well as in gymnasts and particularly ballet dancers. Objective: To get to know about the prevalence of shin splint among rugby players Method: A cross sectional study was conducted to get to know about the prevalence of shin splint among rugby players. A structured questionnaire was filled from rugby players about shin splint. Results: Out of 70 patients Maximum players were not suffering any shin splint symptom like tenderness (75.7%). Edema was absent in most of the players (85.7%) . Out of 70 players, 71.4% were not having any physiotherapy treatment is they suffer shin splint ever in their life. Conclusion: This study concluded that Shin splint was not common among rugby players, also players were doing muscle stretching exercises regularly before and after match that is the major preventive measure from shin splint.

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