Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many of us have felt a muscle in some part of our body suddenly and involuntarily tighten, causing a twitch or even severe cramp.

It’s no surprise then that many athletes experience shin pain with running. “It is very, very common,” Chow says. Indeed, research reveals up to 1 in 5 runners are sidelined at some point by shin ...