Most people fully recover from shin splints and avoid developing stress fractures. Stress fractures take longer to heal and may require a brace, a walking boot, and crutches. Shin splints and stress ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Topology-optimized splint immobilization may be preferred vs. cast immobilization after distal radius fracture ...

NEW YORK – A splint may work just as well as a cast in helping children with non-severe wrist fractures heal, a study published Tuesday suggests. The findings, researchers say, should encourage ...

You should not keep the cast or splint on a hard surface to prevent it from getting cracked. Stay away from water. You should not let water touch or enter the fractured area, especially on the POP ...

A pioneering sculptor who revolutionised fracture treatment during the First World War has been posthumously honoured in her home town. Anne Acheson designed a splint made out of papier mache instead ...

Shin splints are common in athletes—but persistent pain can signal something more serious. Athletic trainer Travis Nolan explains how untreated shin splints can progress into stress fractures, what ...

Q. I'm a 24-year-old runner with a really frustrating lower leg injury. It started as a spot of localized, but very low-level pain on my left inner shin, a few inches above the ankle. It was very ...

Rigid cast is better than a splint if the fracture is displaced, says the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Rigid cast is better than a splint if the fracture is displaced, says the ...