Shame on Those Shin Splints
What are shin splints? Have you or your child ever returned to sports or began a new exercise program and had pain in the front of your shin? This is commonly referred to as shin splints, which is also called medial tibial stress syndrome. Generally, people describe this as a dull and achy pain that increases with activities that put increased forces on the legs, such as running and jumping. This pain can be the result of decreased bone strength leading due to small stress fr