There can be a number of reasons for shin splints including overpronation (flat feet), not stretching enough, wearing worn shoes, or excessive stress placed on one leg or one hip from running on cambered roads or always running in the same direction on a track. Usually, one leg is involved, and it is almost always the runner’s dominant one. If you’re right-handed, you’re usually right-footed as well, and that’s the leg that’s going to hurt.

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