With the Lake Tahoe Marathon coming up next weekend, I thought we should explore an injury that most runners are prone to – shin splints. Fortunately, I’ve never suffered from this painful, sometimes ...

Shin splints, officially diagnosed as medial tibial stress syndrome, plague many runners. According to a 2023 research review published in Cureus, runners make up the majority of people who suffer ...

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’ve ever had sore shins after starting a running program, or if they crept up on you when you increased your mileage or added more intense exercises, you’ve probably had shin splints. This ...

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A splint is a device that supports and protects a broken bone or injured tissue. Also known as a brace or an orthosis, it helps reduce pain and promote healing by keeping the injured part of your body ...