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Shin splints

Shin splints:
  1. Shin splints: Introduction
  2. Symptoms
  3. Causes
  4. Treatments
  5. Alternative Treatments
  6. Misdiagnosis
  7. Home Testing
  8. Deaths
  9. Videos
  10. Research
  11. Stories from Users
  12. Full Contents list

Shin splints: Introduction

Shin splints: Pain in the shins usually caused by sports or exercise. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Shin splints is available below.

Symptoms of Shin splints

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  • Shin pain
  • Pain along the back and inside of lower tibia (shin bone)
  • Pain around the shin bone
  • Shin pain when running
  • more symptoms...»

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Treatments for Shin splints

  • Avoid strenuous exericse - seek treatment as soon as the problem is noticed rather than continuing to exercise through the pain.
  • Treatments of microfractures:
    • Rest - for up to 12 weeks
    • Avoid weight-bearing activity
  • Treatment of periostitis:
  • more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Shin splints: Related Patient Stories

Shin splints: Deaths

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Alternative Treatments for Shin splints

Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed in various sources as possibly beneficial for Shin splints may include:

Causes of Shin splints

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Shin splints: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Shin splints

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Shin splints: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Shin splints

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Shin splints: Broader Related Topics

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Definitions of Shin splints:

Painful inflammation of the muscles around the shins; frequent among runners - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

 

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