Shin soreness,” “shin splints” (and “Charlie Horse” on the Western side of the Atlantic) are terms used by athletes to describe a painful condition of the shin which can seriously interfere with training and performance in the various forms of running. The symptoms start insidiously: at first the athlete feels a dull gnawing pain in one or other shin, which occurs towards the end of a run. The ...

Objective: Shin Splints (SS) is one of the most common reasons for post-exercise pain especially in athletes and army recruits. The purpose this randomized controlled clinical study to evaluate effectivity prolotherapy treatment SS.
 Materials-Methods: Forty-four patients with shin splints have symptoms more than three months were divided into (n=22) exercise groups. Ultrasound-guided inje...

Most runners, occasionally even joggers, complain at some time of pain over the inner border of the shin. Among athletes this complaint is known as “shin splints”. The pain generally disappears within a few weeks, but the condition may also become chronic, with bouts of pain recurring over a period of several months. The pain may be so severe as to make consistent training impossible. Having ex...

A 16-year-old patient presented to a physiotherapy clinic with a classic case of ‘shin splints’. Pain had started with increasing activity as she was playing Netball for her school team. Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS) was identified clinically and treatment started. The patient stopped her sporting activity and initial physiotherapy treatment seemed to work as the pain subsided. After 6 m...

In brief "Shin splints" is a catchall term for any kind persistent exercise-related lower leg pain with no obvious cause. Such pain can originate from a number of conditions, such as medial tibial stress syndrome, stress fracture, compartment syndrome, vascular pathology, nerve entrapment, and others. A methodical work-up designed to detect problems in all anatomic structures from bone to skin ...

The term “Shin splints” is often used by physicians, athletes and coaches to describe pain along the tibia. In the literature there are several different conditions with different pathologies that can manifest this region. It is therefore of significance to make a correct diagnosis in order to treat and prevent the symptoms at hand. It is proposed that shin splints should be used only to descri...

Recurrent pain in the lower leg caused by exercise is a common problem in athletes. The main causes are exercise induced compartment syndrome, periostitis of the tibia, stress fracture, venous diseases, obliterative arterial diseases, and shin splints. Exercise induced compartment syndrome is the least common. A recurrent tightening or tense sensation and aching in anatomically defined compartm...

Sports injuries fall into two general types. Acute traumatic injuries occur suddenly and usually involve a single application of force, for example, a hard tackle in football. They include fractures, breaks, bruises, sprains, strains and abrasions. Chronic or overuse injuries, by contrast, happen over a period of time. These injuries are usually the result of training that involves repetitive m...