Microscopic tears of the muscle away from the lining of the bone causes the pain. Predisposing factors include overpronation and running on hard surfaces, and shin splints are more common in novice ...

Could it be shin splints, a stress fracture or tendonitis? Here’s what you need to know about treating lower-leg complaints.

The fibula is the longest, thinnest calf bone in your lower leg. Of your two lower leg bones, your fibula is closest to the outside of your body. When you break this bone, it's called a fibular ...

The tibia, also called the shin bone, is one of the two bones in your lower leg. It’s the second-longest bone in your body after your thigh bone. The tibia is paired with a shorter leg bone called the ...

Bone stress injuries are considered overuse injuries that occur when repetitive mechanical loading on the bone causes accumulative microdamage at a rate that outpaces bone remodeling and repair, ...

Neanderthals had shorter lower legs than we do, leading scientists to theorize that this was an adaptation to the cold times in which they lived, even if it slowed them down. But two scientists offer ...