Shin splints tend to develop fairly suddenly ... You may also be evaluated for other shin-related issues, like exertional compartment syndrome (a painful pressure buildup around the muscles ...

5 National Track and Field Centre, Sports Medicine Clinic of S.E.G.A.S., Thessaloniki, Greece The non-specific terms ‘shin splints’1 and ‘fresher's leg’2 are often used by athletes, trainers and ...

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 ...

What are shin splints? The medical terminology for shin splints is Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, which is defined by ...

The top three are stress fractures, shin splints, and chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS). All result in leg pain worsened with activity. All have a gradual onset. All improve with ...