Editing Shin splints (section)

==Signs and symptoms==
Shin splint pain is described as a recurring dull ache, sometimes becoming an intense pain, along the inner part of the lower two-thirds of the tibia.<ref>{{Cite journal |pmid=18544325|year=2008|last1=Carr|first1=K.|title=Clinical inquiries. How can you help athletes prevent and treat shin splints?|journal=The Journal of Family Practice|volume=57|issue=6|pages=406–408|last2=Sevetson|first2=E.|last3=Aukerman|first3=D.}}</ref> The pain increases during exercise, and some individuals experience swelling in the pain area.<ref>{{Cite journal |pmid = 18347118|year = 2008|last1 = Tweed|first1 = J.L.|title = Etiologic factors in the development of medial tibial stress syndrome: A review of the literature|journal = Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association|volume = 98|issue = 2|pages = 107–111|last2 = Avil|first2 = S.J.|last3 = Campbell|first3 = J.A.|last4 = Barnes|first4 = M.R.|doi = 10.7547/0980436}}</ref> In contrast, [[stress fracture]] pain is localized to the fracture site.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1177/0363546505278305| pmid=16061959|title = A Practical Approach for the Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Leg Pain in the Athlete| journal=The American Journal of Sports Medicine| volume=33| issue=8| pages=1241–1249|year = 2005|last1 = Edwards|first1 = Peter H.| last2=Wright| first2=Michelle L.| last3=Hartman| first3=Jodi F.| s2cid=7828716}}</ref>

Women are several times more likely to progress to stress fractures from shin splints.<ref name= "YatesWhiteWhite2004"/><ref name="BennettPluemer2001">{{Cite journal | doi=10.2519/jospt.2001.31.9.504| pmid=11570734|title = Factors Contributing to the Development of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome in High School Runners| journal=Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy| volume=31| issue=9| pages=504–510|year = 2001|last1 = Bennett|first1 = Jason E.| last2=Reinking| first2=Mark F.| last3=Pluemer| first3=Bridget| last4=Pentel| first4=Adam| last5=Seaton| first5=Marcus| last6=Killian| first6=Clyde}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |doi=10.1001/jama.1976.03270020033020 |title=Susceptibility of women athletes to injury. Myths vs reality |journal=Journal of the American Medical Association |volume=236 |issue=2 |pages=163–165 |year=1976 |last1=Haycock |first1=Christine E. |last2=Gillette |first2=Joan V. |pmid=947011}}</ref> This is due in part to women having a higher incidence of diminished [[bone density]] and [[osteoporosis]].<ref>Healthwise Staff. (7 December 2020). ''Low bone density''. University of Michigan Health. Retrieved 26 June 2021, from https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/tp23004spec</ref>{{cn|date=October 2020}}