Our Pediatric Sports Medicine team put together these videos to provide information for you.
Shin splints are a relatively common injury in runners. It refers more to the location that is in pain than a single injury. Pain can be caused by muscle strain, tendonitis or stress fracture in the tibia. Evaluation by a physician familiar with this condition is an important step in recovery.
Patrick Mularoni, MD
Shin splints are a relatively common injury in runners.
It is usually associated with increasing the intensity or the type pf workout or can be caused by changing the surface that you run on.
Here in Florida the condition can be made worse by attempting to run your typical distances on soft sand.
This term shin splints refers to the location that is painful rather than a single injury.
Shin Splints can refer to pain caused by muscle strain, tendonitis, or stress fracture in the Tibia.
Most athletes describe an aching or burning sensation at the mid point of the lower leg that gets worse with exercise.
Because shin splints can be caused by a variety of different problems affecting the same location in the lower leg it is important to have this injury evaluated by a Physician who has knowledge of this difficult condition.
This evaluation will likely include a thorough history of the events leading up to the pain, an evaluation of your lower leg and gait analysis to determine the best course of treatment to get you back in the game.
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