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Shin splints: Introduction
Shin splints: Pain in the shins usually caused by sports or exercise. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Shin splints is available below.
Symptoms of Shin splints
- Shin pain
- Pain along the back and inside of lower tibia (shin bone)
- Pain around the shin bone
- Shin pain when running
- more symptoms...»
Medical Textbooks Online about Shin splints
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Causes of Shin splints
- Stress factures of the tibia
- Microfractures
- Periostitis - bone surface inflammations
- Poor circulation
- Tendinitis
- more causes...»
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Treatments for Shin splints
- Avoid strenuous exericse - seek treatment as soon as the problem is noticed rather than continuing to exercise through the pain.
- Treatments of microfractures:
- Rest - for up to 12 weeks
- Avoid weight-bearing activity
- Treatment of periostitis:
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Medical news articles related to Shin splints include:
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Definitions of Shin splints:
Painful inflammation of the muscles around the shins; frequent among runners - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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