What Are Shin Splints?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
3. Common Causes
Most of the strain, stress and inflammation occurs around the connective tissue connected to your shinbone, or tibia. Shin splints are typically caused by overwork. Any repetitive stress on your shinbone can affect the connective tissues and muscles.
The most common repetitive activity to cause this syndrome is running. If you’ve just started or resumed running as part of your daily exercise routine, or if you’ve significantly increased the amount of running or walking in your daily life, this syndrome can occur.
Advertisement
