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 ...

Shin splints are common among runners especially in January. Learn why they happen, how to prevent them, and the best ways to treat them safely.

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 ...

A stress fracture is generally the result of overuse or repeated trauma to a bone. Also known as "fatigue fractures," stress ...

Though the official name for shin splints is "medial tibial stress syndrome," anyone experiencing them probably isn't concerned about using correct medical terminology. As a condition that causes pain ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever ramped up running or another form of exercise quickly, you may have experienced a pain in the inner part of your shins, below your knees. If this happened, then there’s a chance you’ve ...

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 ...