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Show Tuesday, 2 Davis Standard December 22, 1908 SPOTLIGHT: HEALTH Athletes need to be careful about shin splints By OH TUXJFUTION any athletes, regardless of the sport or level, have had a case of shin splints. The term "shin splints" is a generic term describing pain in the lower leg that can be lumped into three basic categories: anterior shin splints, posterior shin splints and stress fractures of the tibia. Symptoms Anterior shin splints present e as pain on the portion of the lower leg. Posterior shin splints (the most common) e present as pain on the of the leg, just olT the bone. Stress fractures of the tibia (the large bone in the lower leg) are painful right on the shin" or inside of the leg on the bone itself. Both anterior and posterior shin splints are painful at the on- front-outsid- Davis Health today set of your run or activity and may ease during the running The pain then becomes worse after the run and the following morning. With time, the pdin can progress during the run. The pain of a trbial stress fracture usually gets worse while running and is alwdys painful afterward. There may also be associated swelling and localized redness. Causes Anterior shin splints can be caused by a weak muscle on the front of the leg (the anterior tibial muscle) responsible for lifting your foot, stronger posterior leg muscles (in your calf), over training, downhill running and hard surfaces. fronl-in-sid- Tibial stress fractures must be with rest from impact activities, Occasionally crutches Posterior shin splints are caused by excessive prondtion (rolling inward of the foot or flattening) primarily, In addition, they may be caused by track running, poor or old shoes, clean with no support and most of the causes of anterior shin splints, Tibial stress fractures can be caused by shin splints left untreated as well as by the causes of shin splints. Treatment For shin splints, rest, or at the least a reduction in the duration, frequency and intensity of the exercise, is needed. Include some alternate exercise such as bicycling or swimming. Icc, medication and prescription orthotics are often necessary to resume running. Physical therapy helps reduce the symptoms and regain the treated DR. TODD FUTTON: He Is a foot and ankle surgeon who specializes in sports recu- rrence. Prescription orthotics m-made inserts for to heal the stress andor a bone scan can lake help in the diagnosis. It can three to weeks from six anywhere months to heal a stress fracture. d physician Sec a for pain lasting one to two weeks. needed X-ra- sports-oricntc- medicine, strength needed to prevent urc andor cast tniniohiliationfracture. are custoshoes made from cast impressions of your feet. They can be made for athletic shoes, casual and dress shoes. An orthotic has three primary functions - to redistribute weight more evenly, to prevent abnormal motion, and to give your foot the support and stability it needs. Prevention Tor anterior shin splints, do strengthening exercises for your shin muscles. Sit on a cabinet or stool, tie a weight to the front of lift your foot toyour knee in repeats of 10 to five times. your foot and ward four shin splints, ror posterior shoes w.th excellent su- choose pport and motion-contr- to prevent features See your sports podiatrist for pre scription orthotics, tiaining ad- vice and therapy. Resume running slowly and increase gradually. The key to healing in the case kind of shin splint is to stop running if there is pain. Do not rest .me running until you can walk, then run slowly without pain. Running with or through pain will only increase your risk of developing an even greater of any Dr. Todd I htton is a foot ami ankle surgeon at Tanner Clone in Kay n die. lie spot taltzes in sports tnrdu ine and is an at me marathon runner. Dr. I htton is a Das is llospt-ta- t and Medual Center health care prouder. lie h ould he fuippv to address questions. Call him at 773-484- Projects From 1 cers from Layton High and View-moHigh to attend the Christmas assembly and sing Davis fight song if they reached their goal. We're doing everything we can think of to reach this goal," Allen said. Pamela Maurer, who oversees volunteer workers at The Shelter, is ecstatic. The people I work with here had to scrape me ofT the ceiling after I got ofif the phone," she said. To get a donation of $2,000 would be amazing enough. But this!" The shelter, which provides a haven for women and children fleeing domestic violence situations, depends largely on contributions. Maurer came in contact with high school student officers when she solicited volunteers to help provide care for children while their mothers attend classes and training. She included in her request a wish list for the shelter. Her appeal impressed Davis student officers enough that they decided to help in a big way. To me, theyre angels. They are just angels, Maurer said. I dont know how to express how I feel about these kids who want to help. Additionally, other Davis High projects include a $1,500 donation to the homeless shelter and involvement with the nt Sub-for-Sa- program. Mountain High students visit weekly with the residents at the Heritage Senior Citizens Center in Clearfield, so it was natural to extend that interaction into a Christmas project for the seniors. Students sewed nearly 100 microwave heating pads for the seniors. They also helped the seniors put up the center's Christmas tree. They liked that," said teacher Ron Christiansen. "A lot of the seniors see the kids helping out and say, Wow, these kids are alright. That was a good experience for both groups." Gail James, Mountain Highs art teacher, also directed the students in the schools fourth year of contributing to the Festival of the Trees by creating four boxes of crafts that were sold at the festival. Thirty stuffed angels, 25 teddy bears and 30 wooden hearts took the students weeks to complete. They loved doing it, said James. The girls learned how to run a high-spee- d saw and the boys learned how to thread a needle. It was fun to watch them. Theyd say, T cant do this, and Id tell them, Yes, you can. But they were so proud of their work when they finished. Northridge High students are creating smiles with their Christmas project. For the second year theyre collecting contributions for Operation Smiles, an organization that coordinates the efforts of doctors who volunteer their time and expertise to provide surgery to children with malformed faces. While the doctors time is donated, money is needed for medicine and other operating necessities. Its a great project, said Kathleen Ryan, student govern- ment adviser. Selling a buck for a buck, officers sold paper reindeer for a dollar to classmates. The bucks are being used in drawings. Additionally, students are participating in an auction. Ski lift passes, airplane rides, CDs, roses, swim passes, tux rentals, dinners, limo rides and more are some of the items that a professional auctioneer will offer. All of these were donated, said Ryan. The kids have worked really hard to get these items. People have been very generous. Students have also tossed coins, and wishes, into a wishing well set up in the school. If possible, we try to grant their wish, Ryan said. If they just want a box of chocolates or crayons, or a date with someone, we try to in. Promises of breakfasts, doughnuts and more for the winning classes have helped. Additionally, after a tree festival sponsored by school clubs was over, 15 decorated trees were donated to families unable to purchase trees of their own. And a dance, the Blanket Stomp, yielded 96 blankets that were donated to the Rescue Mission. A tradition continues at Viewmont High, as students provide Christmas for children fill it ages kindergarten through third Seven different families, with a grade at the Guadelupes school total of 24 children, will enjoy a in Salt Lake City. visit from Santa thanks to ClearThese children are from famifield High students. After verifylies well below the poverty level, ing the needs of the families, the said Amy Huntley, student govstudent officers and their leaders ernment adviser, adding, The g kids pass around a can in home launched into vigorous efforts. Last year we raised room, and they carry them $5,000, and so thats this years through the halls. goal again, said Velinda Kuck, Once the money is collected, student government adviser. The student officers will go shopping, students plan to provide not only wrap the gifts, and deliver them gifts but clothing and food as to the children. With donations well for the families in need. still coming in, the students have already collected nearly $10,000. Competitions between sophomores, juniors and seniors and Any funds not used for the competitions between classrooms Christmas project will be sent on have kept the donations coming to local charities, according to fund-raisin- 15-ye- ar CANT WAIT: Dallas Diedren is so excited about getting new toys that he tears into a package with his teeth. For many of these kids, its said Gee. The donations will be Huntley. The entire elementary school the only Christmas they will re- used to provide Christmas for student body of 178 students at ceive, Cable said, adding that three families, including gifts, the Neighborhood House, a some of the children decide to toys, clothing and food. school for children of families in not unwrap their gifts at the Additionally, faculty members need, has been adopted for school but instead take them Christmas by the Woods Cross home so theyll have something have selected names of children in need from an Angel Tree arid High student body. While ap- to open Christmas morning. will 55 of the children provide Christmas for them. that We had we proximately figured will be taken care of by other doaround $20,000 donated by our The National Honor Society js nors, the remaining 123 children students and faculty in all of our sending nearly $1,000 to Honduras to help with the recovery will have a Christmas, provided projects last year, Cable noted. there from recent natural disasby students and faculty, and deAn zVngel Tree and the ters. livered by Santa himself. s program head BountifWe provide what they want ul Highs Christmas efforts. Rita exChristmas will be a joyful from Santa, as well as clothing, Gee, head secretary, said, We perience for hundreds of young do a bang-u- p said Wayne Cable, student govparty for the familchildren thanks to the efforts if ernment adviser at Woods Cross. ies. hundreds of young teenager. It costs about $75 to $100 for Starting right after ThanksgiviPerhaps they are angels, as Paeach child. ng, student officers carry collecmela Maurer said. j The students, as club members tion cans all day through the or individually, adopt a child and school, collecting pocket change. Cable said it best when hp It adds up quickly. Our secretthen provide that childs Christstated, These kids are amazing. mas. Faculty members also ary here goes to the bank with They just give and give and her arms full of rolled coins, give. ta 1 I POOR |