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So, your shin hurts. Shin splints is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety of lower limb injuries. These include medial tibial stress syndrome, stress fractures, chronic exertional compartment syndrome, biomechanical overload syndrome and more. Irrespective of the above injuries, there is pain felt at some point or another. But, you might be asking yourself, do they feel different? The answer is: yes! How they feel is quite often a quick way to help determine the actual injury behind your pain. The following are adapted from a clinical article by sports physician Matthew Hislop MD. You can find that article...

How long does the pain of shin splints last for? Are you a runner? Then you've probably had or heard of someone with "shin splints." If you don't know what shin splints are, you should go check out this article; however, for a quick overview, shin splints is an umbrella term for quite a few lower leg injuries. These can range from a biomechanical overload of specific muscles surrounding the shin all the way through to stress fractures. The most common question we receive is how long do shin splints last? And, how fast is Solushin® in comparison to other...

Do you get shin splints from walking? When you’re walking, are you experiencing pain in your shin? You may be suffering from an injury known as “shin splints.” This injury can range from a slight tickle in the general shin area all the way through to excruciating pain. So, why the significant range of pain? To understand this, we want to dive into what causes shin splints when walking. What are shin splints? We go into this in more depth in this article; however, for a quick overview, shin splints is an umbrella term for quite a few lower leg...

Do you have shin splints?  Are you a runner? Then you've probably had or heard of someone with "shin splints." This injury can range from a slight tickle in the general shin area all the way through to excruciating pain. So, why the significant range of pain? To understand this, we want to dive into what causes shin splints when running. What are shin splints? We go into this in more depth in this article; however, for a quick overview, shin splints is an umbrella term for quite a few lower leg injuries. These can range from a biomechanical overload...

How obsessed are you with running? Running is a pretty f**king good sport. Let's be real. You keep fit, you keep social and feel accomplished. Like many of you, I run to stay on top of my mental health. By no means am I as good a runner as I was a swimmer, but I have found an awesome outlet that truly helps.  But, at what point is yours or my obsessive passion for running too much? Is there any evidence that being too passionate is linked to injury? It turns out there is. Obsessive Passion We've all felt passionate about something...