The official medical term for the condition is medial tibial stress syndrome, or MTSS, but doctors know exactly what patients are talking about when they complain of shin splints. "Shin splints are a ...
Shin splints, better known as medial tibial stress syndrome, can be avoided. luckyraccoon/ Shutterstock So you’re out for a leisurely jog and everything is going great – until you start to feel pain.