If you’re a runner, there’s a good chance you've suffered from shin splints before—the lower-leg pain you feel just behind the bone. But by strengthening your tibialis muscles and improving ankle ...

Stretching and strengthening lower leg muscles can ease shin splint pain. Rest, ice, and low-impact exercise help recovery. See a doctor if pain or swelling doesn’t improve. Pain from shin splints can ...

Stretches that target your calves, tibia muscles, and Achilles tendons may help relieve shin splint pain. Other measures, such as rest, icing, foam rolling, and low impact exercises, can also support ...

Shin splints—officially called medial tibial stress syndrome—are one of the most common overuse injuries in runners, according to a 2022 review published in Cureus. The pain, which occurs on the front ...

Shin splints, or medial tibial stress syndrome, occur when the muscles, tendons, and bone tissue surrounding the shinbones become inflamed. You may experience discomfort and soreness where the muscles ...

Normally, Melissa Lane keeps her exercise regimen steady and moderate: a little CrossFit, a little jogging. Slow jogging. Then, in February, Lane had a fun idea: She would add interval training on the ...

Lower leg strength is typically not high on the average exerciser's list of fitness priorities. Even when trainers recommend including it in an exercise program, clients tend to skip it in favor of ...

Dr. Shields is a physical therapist with a background in English Literature and a passion for healthcare and education. She hopes to combine her clinical expertise with her love of writing, establish ...