Shin splints, or Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS), are a stress injury to the shinbone (tibia) from overuse. Common causes include sudden increases in training, improper footwear, and ...

The term shin splints sparks fear into the hearts of any runner who hears it. A painful condition of the shins, the condition often requires prolonged rest to resolve it. But it isn’t just runners who ...

One of the reasons we love walking so much is that in addition to its plethora of health benefits, it poses little risk of injury or pain. With that said, it is possible to become sore from strolling.

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 ...

Shin splints aren’t hard to get. Faulty posture, poor shoes, fallen arches, insufficient warmups, poor running mechanics, poor walking mechanics, and overtraining can lead to the telltale shin pain.

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 ...

Runners and power walkers may have had the displeasure of experiencing shin splints, which is the term used to describe a dull, aching pain along the inner shinbone that usually picks up during ...

Shin splints are small tears in the area where the lower leg muscle attaches to the tibia, aka the shinbone. The tears result from overuse, and since the pavement taxes your muscles more than a ...

There's barely an athlete out there who hasn’t suffered from shin pain or shin splints at some point in their career. Paul Hobrough, a physiotherapist and author of Running Free of Injuries ...