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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There are a few common running injuries to watch out for: tendinitis, shin splints, hamstring injuries, plantar fasciitis, knee strain, stress fractures, and ankle sprains, Tuttle explains. —Madeline Howard, Women's Health, 27 Jan. 2023

Along the way he’s battled everything from pneumonia, fevers, gastroenteritis and the flu to shin splints, back pain, nerve damage, blood poisoning and lots of blisters. —Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020

Posterior tibial tendonitis and shin splints are both inflammation injuries in the same muscle-tendon structure. —Outside Online, 17 June 2019

Instead, this game was all about Travis Diener, who finished 5 of 9 from three-point range for 29 points despite battling shin splints. —Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2023

But even experienced athletes can struggle with shin splints, too. —Emily Shiffer, Men's Health, 13 Dec. 2022

Other issues that can crop up from tight calves include plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis and shin splints. —Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2023

One of the best ways to get rid of shin splints is to stretch out. —Emily Shiffer, Men's Health, 13 Dec. 2022

People already are showing up at sports medicine clinics with shin splints, tendinitis, runner’s knee, plantar fasciitis and stress fractures. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

shin splints

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: painful injury to and inflammation of the tibial and toe extensor muscles or their fasciae that is caused by repeated minimal traumas (as by running on a hard surface)