“Shin Splints”

Shin splints is the laypersons term for sore legs in runners. From the health professional point of view, the term shin splints incorporate a wide range of different problems such a exercise induced leg pain, medial tibial stress syndrome, soleal strain, periostitis, stress reaction of bone, tibial stress fractures and a compartment syndrome. All of these different conditions that get lumped under the term shin splints are all very different to each other; all have different causes; all have different clinical signs; and they all have different treatments, so a diagnosis of shin splints is not particularly helpful.

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1. Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
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