I am a dancer, and in the past I believe that I have suffered from shin splints due to the flooring that I was dancing on.  What type of flooring is used at North Ballet Academy?

North Ballet currently has Sprung Floors in all three studios. These were chosen in order to provide students with the safest dancing surface, providing not only energy absorption, but also friction to avoid slipping. The Sprung Floors are covered with a protective dance surface of Marley Flooring.  It is not uncommon for students to conclude that they are experiencing shin splints from improper flooring, as it is unfortunate that many local dance schools and teams do not provide proper flooring to their students.  However, medically known as medial tibial stress syndrome, shin splints often occur in athletes who have recently intensified or changed their training routines.  The muscles, tendons and bone tissue become overworked by changed or increased activity.  Therefore, in ballet schools with proper flooring, it is much more likely that a student is experiencing a shin splint due to the way in which they are executing and landing intensive movements, such as jumps, than for the floor to be the issue behind the injury.