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What Is a Broken Leg? A broken leg is when you break one of the bones in your leg. It can happen lots of ways, like falling or getting into a car accident. Your leg has four bones (the femur, the ...

If you have shin splints, you may experience a variety of symptoms. You may feel pain or notice swelling along the inner part of the lower leg, shin bone, or anywhere between the knee and ankle. Shin ...

Shin splints—officially called medial tibial stress syndrome—are one of the most common overuse injuries in runners, according to a 2022 review published in Cureus. The pain, which occurs on the front ...

Stretches that target your calves, tibia muscles, and Achilles tendons may help relieve shin splint pain. Other measures, such as rest, icing, foam rolling, and low impact exercises, can also support ...