"Shin splints account for 10-15% of all running injuries and about 60% of lower leg pain syndromes," says Dr. Brent Lambson, a board-certified sports medicine physician at Revere Health ...

But, despite what some of your non-running acquaintances might ... Patellar tendinitis exists as pain below your kneecap and at the top of your shin – it sharpens on the run and also hurts ...

Broadly, it represents exertional lower leg pain centred on the posteromedial tibial border ... Chronic presentations are more likely in females, those with a running history less than 5 years, ...