What is Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome? If you’ve been running for even ten minutes and have throbbing leg pain, you may have something called, medial tibial stress syndrome. Here’s a breakdown of that shooting pain you’re feeling. Medial tibial stress syndrome, also known as “shin splints,” is a common, but painful condition where you feel […]
Why Do Your Shins Hurt After Running? Shin splints are one of the most common running injuries for runners. Here’s why your shins hurt after running. Sometimes the pain of shin splints can be intense. Just about every chubby runner can empathize with the pain and annoyance. We have a few tips you can use to
Why compression is important for overweight runners Those funny compression socks you see may actually be helpful for chubby runners. Have you ever seen someone running with knee-high socks? Or a sleeve on just one arm? No, they are not trying to set the next running fashion trend. The truth of the matter is these
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Preventing knee injury If you’ve run, walked, or jogged ever in your life, then you know knee pain. It happens to everyone at some point. Preventing knee injury is better than trying to recover. If you get the pain you may be tempted to just pop a pill to alleviate it, but it’s only a
Shin splints If you’ve ever run before, you’ve probably experienced shin splints. What are shin splints? Why do you get them? How do you get rid of them? Can they be prevented? All great questions will be answered in this article. What are Shin Splints? Shin splints are lower leg pain that occurs below the
