What are the symptoms of shin splints?

As some use the term shin splints to refer to any leg pain, so the symptoms can be pretty much anything in the leg!

The true shin splints or medial tibial stress syndrome symptoms are:

• Pain over the inside or medial lower part of the shin or tibia bone
• This area of pain or discomfort is generally 10-15cm long
• This pain is usually present on palpation or probing before it is painful when running
• As it progresses, the pain is usually present at the start of a run, but initially does tend to ease off as the run continues
• The pain often returns after the run is over and can be worse the next day, especially in the morning
• On palpation, there is usually a lumpy feeling along that lower edge of the shin or tibia bone
• Occasionally there might be some swelling and rarely some redness over the area

It is important that the symptoms of shin splints is differentiated from other causes of leg pain in runners, such as:

Differential Diagnosis of “Shin Splints”

• Tibia or fibula stress fractures
• Chronic exertional compartment syndrome
• Nerve or artery entrapment
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Muscle strains or tears

See this for more: Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome

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