Shin splints tend to develop fairly suddenly—like after a switch up in your workout routine—but usually heal with rest and home remedies within several weeks. A couple of tell-tale symptoms ...

The term 'shin splints' is actually more of a catch-all phrase for shin pain than a specific diagnosis. Shin pain that is ...

Presentations of acute shin splints should be regarded as bone stress injuries until proven otherwise ... Muscle hernia, stress fracture and chronic exertional compartment syndrome should be ruled out ...

The diagnosis is confirmed with an x-ray or sometimes an MRI. Treatment is rest with or without immobilization. Shin splints are a localized pain at the lower 1/3 of the inside of the shin or tibia.