increasing your activity again," says Dr. Duggan of treating shin splints. "You can tell the area is beginning to heal as you’re able to increase your activity levels without making the pain ...

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.

Presentations of acute shin splints should be regarded as bone stress injuries ... There are few randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that have studied treatment and prevention and those available ...