shin splints
noun
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: injury to and inflammation of the tibial and toe extensor muscles or their fasciae caused by repeated minimal traumas (as by running)
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After all, shin splints, sore feet, and blisters can ruin any activity.
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
What causes shin splints? Shin splints are known as an overuse injury because they are usually related to the sudden or prolonged use of one's lower body.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
Runners with flat feet are already predisposed to develop injuries like tendonitis, plantar fasciitis (the inflammation of a band of tissue in the heel), bunions, and shin splints, which makes wearing the right type of running shoe of utmost importance, according to Sinclair.
—Emily Becker, Women's Health, 31 July 2023
People who pronate, or whose feet roll inward, are likely to have plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, shin splints, or inner knee pain.
—April Benshosan, Health, 5 May 2023
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
What causes shin splints? Shin splints are known as an overuse injury because they are usually related to the sudden or prolonged use of one's lower body.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
Runners with flat feet are already predisposed to develop injuries like tendonitis, plantar fasciitis (the inflammation of a band of tissue in the heel), bunions, and shin splints, which makes wearing the right type of running shoe of utmost importance, according to Sinclair.
—Emily Becker, Women's Health, 31 July 2023
People who pronate, or whose feet roll inward, are likely to have plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, shin splints, or inner knee pain.
—April Benshosan, Health, 5 May 2023
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“Shin splints.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shin%20splints. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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