The lower leg lies between the knee and ankle and works with the upper leg and foot to help perform key functions. In the leg are a number of bones, muscles, tendons, nerves and blood vessels.

The medical terminology for shin splints is Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, which is defined by tendonitis or inflammation of the Anterior Tibialis muscle ... of the lower leg, and tenderness ...

About 5% of rugby injuries are to the calf muscles. Backs are particularly vulnerable to leg injuries ... look like two aubergines under your skin) and the lower soleus muscle. The “shin” (anterior ...

Anterior pelvic tilt is when the pelvis, which includes the hip and pubic bones, tilts or rotates forward. This occurs due to a muscle ... with the legs bent at the knees and the lower legs ...

The quadriceps are four muscles located on the front of the thigh. They allow the knees to straighten from a bent position. The knee joins the upper leg and the lower leg. It’s also the largest ...

Reports of traumatic injury to the anterior lower leg muscles are scarce, with only a handful of reports of traumatic injury to the tibialis anterior. A database search of Medline, Cinhal, and Sports ...

Objective We aimed to determine hip and lower-leg muscle strength in people after ACL injury compared with an uninjured control group (between people) and the uninjured contralateral limb (between ...