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What is the difference between shin splints and cramps in the lower leg muscles? or are they the same thing?
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Shin: Splints, happen on the front part of lower legs, usually from some sort of activity such as running. Cramps can happen any where in the leg. The symptoms in shin splints usually do not include cramping of the legs.
Answered 1/11/2015
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