Shin splints are caused by stress on your shinbone and the connective tissues that attach muscles to your bones, causing inflammation and pain in the shins.

Before Charles and Ray Eames made their name with modernist chairs, they perfected the molding of plywood with a military leg splint for World War II.

Metal splints for broken leg bones, originally invented by a veterinary for use on dogs, have proved so effective in treating human fractures that the U.S. Navy is now buying 1,000 of them a month.

Home remedies for shin splints Doctors say you don't have to stop walking or exercising entirely when you have shin splints. In fact, it's important to keep loosening and moving the affected area ...

An annotated page from a 1952 dealer packet for the Eames Molded Plywood Chair. Courtesy Herman Miller It’s estimated that around 150,000 Eames splints were produced during the war.

In a pinch, you can splint someone’s injured arm against their chest, or splint their broken leg to the uninjured limb.

If you’ve just started running or your workout is more intense, you might have felt it. A dull, nagging ache down your shins ...

A newborn chick which damaged both its legs as it hatched from its egg was given leg splints to help it walk. Its owner says it's recovering well!

The girls were not there because of mere curiosity, but by appointment to take a practical lesson in the application of splints and bandages. View Full Article in Timesmachine » ...

If you have shin splints, you may experience a variety of symptoms. You may feel pain or notice swelling along the inner part of the lower leg, shin bone, or anywhere between the knee and ankle.