Shin splints aka medial tibial stress syndrome is a very common injury particularly in runners and dancers. The muscle, tendon and connective tissues in the anterior part of your shin are placed under repetitive stress which causes a chronic aching pain during or after activity. Often, it begins due to a change in training. Try these few exercises to help alleviate pain and get you back to activity! 1. tibialis anterior release with lacrosse ball 2. tibialis anterior stretch 3. leaning toe raise

SHIN SPLINTS REHAB (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome) I’ve seen (and rehabbed) a lot of shin pain over the years. The patterns are pretty consistent, even though the fix is never identical. Here’s, from my experience, what tends to help. First, you have to manage the load. For most runners, the aggravating factor is running itself. That doesn’t automatically mean stopping all together, but it does mean pulling volume and or intensity back to a level your legs can tolerate without flaring things up.

SHIN SPLINT PAIN RELEASE (30 seconds) Sometimes ONE EXERCISE can make a big difference in how you feel & move....this in one of those exercises. REMEMBER...we get shin splints because our FOOT & ANKLE slam to hard into ground with each step that we take. "So?!?!?!?!" This means that to PREVENT this from being a CHRONIC PAIN we need to figure out why we are having a hard time "slowing" our leg down as comes in contact with the ground. HINT: There is something wrong with your hip. GET a Personaliz