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Health Focus: Shin splints and stress fractures in runners

Oct. 6, 2026

Health Focus is a production of the Medical University of South Carolina in partnership with South Carolina Public Radio.

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Alec DeCastro about shin splints and stress fractures in runners. Dr. DeCastro is a Professor and Program Director for Primary Care Sports Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine and Orthopedics at MUSC.

To listen, please visit the South Carolina Public Radio website.

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