Tight calves and shin splints are common issues runners face ... If you’re ignoring a small stabilizing muscle called the posterior tibialis—which plays an important role in your running ...

“The posterior tibialis is a muscle that originates on the back, or posterior, part of the tibia and fibula (your lower leg bones), up close to your knee,” explains Cathlin ...

often known as ‘shin splints’, can be a very common injury for runners. "In the medical profession, you might hear it called medial tibial stress syndrome. MTSS is the inflammation of the ...

Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is an enigmatic condition with confusing terminology, the term often being used interchangeably with shin splints. It is suggested that MTSS and shin splints be ...

5 National Track and Field Centre, Sports Medicine Clinic of S.E.G.A.S., Thessaloniki, Greece The non-specific terms ‘shin splints’1 and ... compression of the superficial peroneal, sural or posterior ...