This week we are going to discuss another condition that occurs as a result of excessively high arches or excessively flat feet, the condition known as shin splints. Shin splints are an inflammation ...

Shin splints are common in athletes—but persistent pain can signal something more serious. Athletic trainer Travis Nolan explains how untreated shin splints can progress into stress fractures, what ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Pounding the pavement can take its toll on runners, and injuries are bound to occur no matter their condition or age. In a three-part "On the run" series starting today, Bill Wells ...

Shin splints often plague runners who don’t build their mileage up gradually, or those who make an abrupt change to their workout regimen, like switching from running on grass to concrete, for example ...

Running season officially has kicked off in South Florida with Turkey Trots and 5k fundraisers, and now come the injuries associated with the sport. People already are showing up at sports medicine ...

Runners descend onto the MacArthur Causeway during the Life Time Miami Marathon on Sunday, January 28, 2024, in Miami, Florida. Stress fractures can happen in running and in some instances, may ...

We’re two weeks away from the 28th Steamtown Marathon. For the first seven Steamtown marathons I trained all spring and summer, and still not a Columbus Day weekend goes by without my thoughts turning ...

Q. I am a 20-year-old collegiate runner who has developed increasing pain in the front part of my left shin. The pain has now worsened to the point I can no longer run. I saw the team doctor who ...

In most cases, shin splints are a painful but temporary problem. An adjustment in exercise intensity (often including a period of rest) and/or a change in footwear usually leads to improvement. Ice ...

Runners and power walkers may have had the displeasure of experiencing shin splints, which is the term used to describe a dull, aching pain along the inner shinbone that usually picks up during ...

Older people have been warned against falling into a ‘winter hibernation’ that can lead to an agonising lower leg injury. Shin splints, known medically as medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), is a ...