03/30/2026
๐ฆตShin splints, also known as medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), refer to pain along the inner (medial) border of the tibia, or shin bone.
This pain develops due to repetitive stress placed on the tibia and the surrounding musculature, particularly where key muscles attach along the bone.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ญ๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ:
๐ the ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ป๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ (calf muscles), which help produce and absorb significant forces during running
๐ the ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ, which plays a major role in foot stability and controlling pronation
๐ the ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐
๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐๐, which assists with foot control and push-off
โWhen these muscles fatigue or lack strength, they place increased traction and stress on the tibia, leading to irritation of the bone and surrounding tissue.
โ Over time, if the load continues to exceed what the body can tolerate, this can progress from general shin splints to more serious bone stress injuries.
๐ฆ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐?
๐ Runners increasing mileage or intensity too quickly
โฝ Soccer and lacrosse athletes with high sprint and cutting demands
๐ Track athletes during periods of speed or volume progression
๐ Younger athletes adapting to higher training loads
๐ Anyone returning to activity after time off
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด? It's highly treatableโand preventableโwhen you address the root cause, not just the symptoms.
๐ซ If youโre starting to feel tightness or pain along your shins, it shouldnโt be ignoredโand at Fick PT & Performance, it wonโt be.
๐Schedule an assessment today and stay ahead of injury.
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