Despite being one of the most common running injuries, shin splints are among the most misunderstood. The term 'shin splints' is actually more of a catch-all phrase for shin pain than a specific ...

January is paved with ambition. Suddenly, parks are full of runners doing everything from Couch to 5K to marathon training. However, it’s easy to overdo things.

Presentations of acute shin splints should be regarded as bone stress injuries until proven otherwise and not treated as periostitis with anti-inflammatory modalities/drugs. Chronic presentations are ...