NBA M Col. More Sports Baseball-min. Maybe one of your resolutions this spring is to finally get in shape. You'll dust off your jogging suit and slip on your running shoes and this time you'll stick with it. Then one morning, you'll get out of bed and the pain in your lower legs will stop you in your tracks.
People just do too much, too quickly.
Join Dr. Schmidt as he reviews the basic condition and summarizes the most effective prevention measures. Over the years, there have been a whole host of things that have been called shin splints, but primarily when someone has pain anywhere below the knee and above the ankle they will have what are commonly called shin splints. The classic cause of shin splints is periostitis, an inflammation of the layer of tissue over the shin bone to which the muscle attaches. The constant pull of the muscle on the periostium, or bone skin, causes it to get inflamed. The classic symptom is the familiar pain along the inside of the tibia about halfway down the leg.