Overuse Injury

What do shin splints feel like?

Firstly, ‘shin splints’ is a really bad name and probably should not be used. ‘Shin splints’ simply means ‘sore legs’ and I am sure it can be appreciated that there could be literally, 100’s of different...

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What are the causes of medial tibial stress syndrome?

Medial tibial stress syndrome is an overuse injury that causes pain along the medial lower third of the tibia bone. It is usually very tender to palpation along the edges of the bone. There are a number of hypothesis as to what causes medial tibial...

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What is medial tibial stress syndrome?

Medial tibial stress syndrome is an overuse injury that is common in runners. The pain from this is usually felt when you run the finger and press hard down the inside of the tibial bone. The actual pathology is unclear as it probably varies from...

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