The Relationship of Foot Pronation, Foot Position, and Electromyography of the Anterior Tibialis Muscle in Three Subjects with Different Histories of Shinsplints

This study determines the relationship between foot position, foot pronation, and quantitative electromyography of the anterior tibialis muscle for three female subjects with contrasting histories of shinsplints. The subject with a chronic shinsplint problem had the greatest degree of foot pronation, which resulted in an increased stress of the anterior tibialis muscle. Stress in this muscle was associated with the occurrence of shinsplints. No conclusion was made regarding foot position and shinsplints. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1980;2(2):60-64.