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Message: [QUOTE="hillsNtrails, post: 1041221, member: 68357"] What is actually happening when someone has shin splints is that whatever trauma (impact to the lower leg) you are subjecting your legs to is actually creating tears in the fibers that attatch the front lower leg muscle (anterior tibialis) to your shin (tibia). Shin splints are most common in adolescents, but can occur in adults as well. Once one has pain from shin splints...ice is the best for relief of pain and swelling. Ice should not be applied for more than 15 min. For prevention there is a rubber brace that keeps pressure on the muscle, and prevents tearing. Also stretching and conditioning of the muscle, and supporting ligaments, and tendons ishelpful. B [/QUOTE]