Can you still workout with shin splints

Shin splints are common when embarking on a walking or running program, taking up dancing, or starting drills as a military recruit.

Even if you are an experienced runner and walker, you may feel shin splints from walking or exercising when you kick it up a notch by increasing your speed or mileage.

What Are Shin Splints?

How to relieve shin pain from walking

Shin splints are pains due to inflammation in your lower leg along the inner area of your shin bone brought on by exercise and caused by overuse of the muscles. The condition is also called medial tibial stress syndrome and is quite common, especially in runners, dancers, gymnasts, and those entering the military.

Two types of shin splints—anterior and posterior—occur in separate areas and cause different issues with the leg.

If left untreated, shin splints of either type can lead to a stress fracture or the muscle detaching from the bone.