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.

If you’ve ever suffered from shin splints – also known as medial tibial stress syndrome – you’ll probably want to do everything in your power to stop them from returning. Most commonly presented as a ...

With school and fall sports getting ready to start, athletes participating in many different sports may develop a painful lower leg condition known as shin splints. Shin splint is the common name used ...

Running 26.2 miles in one day can take months of training. And logging miles can make runners prone to so-called overuse injuries. But with shin splints and toe blisters come improved health and a ...

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 ...

Every year, at the start of spring track, coaches and trainers brace themselves for the most common complaint from their young runners – shin splints. It is sort of an “eye roll” injury, one that is ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I took up running this past year. In the past few weeks, I ...

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.