The Shoulder Physio Podcast

#53: Shin Splints: The Most Misunderstood Running Injury with Laura Anderson PhD(c)

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Physiotherapist and PhD researcher Laura Anderson just published a paper arguing that "medial tibial stress syndrome" is a 'garbage' name that's been freaking runners out and leading to terrible treatment for decades.

Her proposed replacement? Load-Induced Medial Leg Pain (LIMP).

Yes, LIMP, pun not intended.

The Problem:

  • "Tibial stress" makes everyone think bone stress injury → stress fracture → panic → rest for months
  • Clinicians still aggressively massage shins until they're bruised 
  • People rest for months and it comes right back when they start running again
  • It's one of the most common running injuries and we have almost zero quality research on it

    • What It Is:

    • Not a bone stress injury on a fracture continuum
    • Doesn't get worse if you keep running (unlike actual bone stress injuries)
    • We honestly don't know exactly what tissues are involved (probably multiple)
    • Imaging usually shows nothing useful

      • The fix? Tune in.

       

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      Key papers:

      MTSS needs a new name - Laura's LIMP paper 

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      Laura's clinic: The Injury Clinic

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