Finding yourself hobbled with shin pain a few weeks after starting a running routine can suck the excitement out of a new fitness program. But there’s good news: You can take steps to prevent shin ...

Shin splints often plague runners who don’t build their mileage up gradually, or those who make an abrupt change to their workout regimen, like switching from running on grass to concrete, for example ...

Plain and simple: shin splints are the worst! Whether you’ve had them yourself or you know someone who has, it is a pain that is not easily forgotten. It’s been almost 10 years since I’ve had them ...

To get rid of shin splints, it's important to ice the affected area, wear a compression sleeve, and avoid foam rolling your shin bone. Shin splints are often caused by overtraining, weak hip muscles, ...

If you’ve started running for the first time, started again after a break, or your workout is more intense, you might have felt it. A dull, nagging ache down your shins after you exercise. Should you ...

The official medical term for the condition is medial tibial stress syndrome, or MTSS, but doctors know exactly what patients are talking about when they complain of shin splints. "Shin splints are a ...