If you want to know more about the general effects of acupuncture, please see here. In this section, I mention the cause of pain in the Shin and Ankle and how to treat by acupuncture.

The following diagnosis will be given by the doctor.

Shin Sprint(Medial tibial stress syndrome), compartment syndrome, Morton's disease, Sinus Tarsi Syndrome,Tarsal tunnel syndrome, ankle sprain, ankle ligament injury, foot stress fracture, Achilles tendon bursitis, Footballer's ankle, Osteochondritis Dissecans; OCD, Calcaneal apophysitis (Sever’s Disease), Common Peroneal Nerve Entrapment syndrome. It can also cause pain or numbness in the ankle of shin due to sciatica, Lumbar disc herniation, Lumbar spinal canal stenosis, which is higher point than the ankle.

Because Acupuncture can approach muscles that are causing pain, effect appears quickly. However, it is not possible to fix the root of the pain which comes from the deformity of the bone. For those diseases, the doctor's treatment is the first choice. However, the pain may remain after the series of treatment by doctors or rehabilitation by physio is completed. That is because the muscles around the ankle and get stiff, that will lead the nerves around them squeezed by the stiffness of the muscles. By massaging and acupuncture, the tension of the muscle and fascia get released and lighten the burden on the nerves that are causing the pain. In the treatment, I will find the cause of the pain by examining carefully.