What are the treatments for shin splints?
Shin splint injuries occur mostly to athletes and those who often run or walk long distances. The injury can happen when the legs are worked too hard and results in an inflammation of the tendon and tissues around the shin, or front of the leg below the knee. The shinbone is the largest bone in the lower leg that runs from the knee to the ankle. The pain from shin splints often begins as a dull stinging pain which transgresses into sharper and sharper pain. A collection of treatments for shin splints is known as the multifaceted “relative rest” approach and usually is all a person needs to treat shin splints. However, if none of these treatments seem to help and swelling in the region persists, the injured person should seek a diagnosis from an orthopedist.
