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One week into training for an epic mountain trail run, I felt a tell-tale pain in my lower legs. Sure enough it was the dreaded shin splints. I was so amped to get ready for the 17-mile feat and so ...

Shin splints are one of the most common running injuries—but there are ways to quickly treat and prevent them. Proper rest and recovery is imperative to ensure you don’t overexert yourself (continuing ...

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’re a beginning runner, chances are you’ll end up with painful shin splints at some point in your training. While common and easily treatable, there are steps you can take to avoid them. Shin ...

This week we are going to discuss an athletic injury that occurs in children frequently and is often times preventable—shin splints. Shin splints or periostitis is a condition of the lower leg which ...

Just when you’ve begun to look forward to the idea of lacing up your trainers and heading out the door, you’re experiencing sharp pains spreading across your lower leg and being told that the best way ...

This week we are going to discuss the connection between foot mechanics and shin splints of the lower leg. The biomechanics of the foot very much dictate the muscle activity of the lower leg.

Have you ever jumped down from your cab and felt a sudden pain along your shinbone? Repeatedly landing on hard pavement may lead to shin splints. The pain of this “over-use injury” to the leg is ...