What are shin splints?


Question:
At what age are they most common in men? And how are they treated?

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The official term for shin splints are "Medial Peristalgia" which means that the where the muscle meets the inside edge of the shin bone, Tibia, gets inflamed. The outside edge of the bone is called the periostium is where the bones nerve ending are located. When your little calf muscle, Soleus, gets tight it pulls on the periostium and causes pain. Many young men get this when they start growing or when someone starts running without proper stretching. Ice, anti-inflamitory drugs and soleus stretching will usually fix the problem. If left untreated they can lead to stress fractures of the tibia in some cases.
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