of the leg more than the front, runners often have overworked, tight calf muscles and weak shin muscles. This can lead to four specific lower-leg injuries – calf pulls, shin splints, stress fractures and compartment syndrome.A calf pull (also called a strain
runners may experience hip pain due to osteoarthritis, the loss of cartilage in the joint. Others (especially women with low bone density) can be prone to stress fractures in the thigh or hip bones. The majority of upper-leg issues in runners result from
(during push-off). If your foot is too stiff to bear the impact, a tibial stress fracture could result. And if your foot is too unstable to land in a controlled manner, you could develop runner’s knee.The most common foot complaint of runners is plantar
