Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Vol 83, Issue 4 181-190, Copyright © 1993 by American Podiatric Medical Association

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Shin muscle activity and sports surfaces. An electromyographic study

DH Richie, HA DeVries and CK Endo
Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center.

Twelve human subjects were studied to determine the effect of three different floor surfaces on the medial shin musculature during stationary running. Electromyographic equipment, gated by an accelerometer affixed to the subject's shin, was used to separate the impact (eccentric) phase from the propulsive (concentric) phase of each running step. Excessive eccentric muscle activity has been associated with increased muscle damage, and recent investigations have linked medial tibial shin pain with actual structural damage to the muscle-fascial attachments to the posteromedial aspect of the tibia. Therefore, this study tends to verify the previous assumption that running on hard, noncompliant sport surfaces would predispose running and dancing athletes to shin muscle damage and resultant pain.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				R. T. Bouche and C. H. Johnson Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (Tibial Fasciitis): A Proposed Pathomechanical Model Involving Fascial Traction J Am Podiatr Med Assoc, January 1, 2007; 97(1): 31 - 36. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. F. Martinez and G. A. Murphy Tibial Stress Fracture in a Male Ballet Dancer: A Case Report Am. J. Sports Med., January 1, 2005; 33(1): 124 - 130. [Full Text] [PDF]

				B. Yates and S. White The Incidence and Risk Factors in the Development of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Among Naval Recruits Am. J. Sports Med., April 1, 2004; 32(3): 772 - 780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]