If you've ever noticed pain along your shin bone or experienced mild swelling or soreness in your lower leg, chances are you've dealt with at least a mild form of shin splints. This is especially ...

To get rid of shin splints, it's important to ice the affected area, wear a compression sleeve, and avoid foam rolling your shin bone. Shin splints are often caused by overtraining, weak hip muscles, ...

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Good news for all the treadmill runners who suffer from stubborn shin splints: A little outdoor gait training may help, new research suggests. Good news for all the treadmill runners who suffer from ...

Metal splints for broken leg bones, originally invented by a veterinary for use on dogs, have proved so effective in treating human fractures that the U.S. Navy is now buying 1,000 of them a month.