Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia. Related to saber shin: interstitial keratitis, Clutton jointshin 1 (shĭn) n. 1. a. The front part of the leg below the knee and above the ankle. b. The shinbone. 2. A cut of meat from the lower foreleg of beef cattle. v. ...
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 shin-splints (shin'splints) A collective term denoting tenderness and pain with induration and swelling in the lower leg. May involve medial tibial stress, periostitis, inflammation, and cartilage damage. ...
The medical term for shin splints is more fancy. It’s called Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome. In a nutshell, shin splints are a cumulative stress disorder. They typically affect people who engage in moderate to heavy physical activity. It’s the repeated pounding and stress on the bones, muscl...
References in periodicals archive ? "Shin splints" is a general term that can cover a variety of injuries (see below). The clinic He also appeared to struggle going down stairs due to his injury, which is either acute shin splints or a stress fracture, and was rushed off to se a ...
Shin splints is a term used to describe pain along your shin bone. The shin bone, or tibia, is the large bone in the front of your lower leg. Shin splints develop when you put extra stress on your shin bone and the tissues that connect your muscles to the bone. Shin splints are ...
Background Both serious athletes and patients attempting to maintain or improve their health through exercise are at risk of a number of conditions that are not frequently mentioned during medical training. Most of these are related to overuse. Objective The aim of this article is to improve ...
As long as these problems remain untreated, your pain will NEVER go away, at least not in the long term... Step #3:Treat The Underlying Problems That Are Causing Your Shin Splints... When you address the underlying problems, then you will get rid of your shin splints. ...
Medial tibial stress syndrome is a term that can refer to a broad spectrum of conditions. The area hurts during exercise, and the tibia hurts when touched or tapped, although it is often an instinct to rub or stretch the area to relieve the pain. In bone-related cases, the bone actually...
In its present form Shinto is characterized less by religious doctrine or belief than by the observance of popular festivals and traditional ceremonies and customs, many involving pilgrimages to shrines. Shinto, a term created to distinguish the indigenous religion from Buddhism, is the equivalent of...
Ad Shin splints is the term commonly used to describe what's actually known as medial tibial stress syndrome. Theinjuryis characterized by a diffuse pain along the inside of the shin bone (tibia) that's aggravated by activity. It's thought thatbetween 9% and 20% of runnerswill suffer from...