Muskel- und Sehnenprobleme des Läufers im Unterschenkelbereich

The amount of stress which muscles and tendons can bear and as a result the susceptibility to injury, is influenced by multiple factors. Commonly occurring pathologies of the lower leg and feet of runners include trauma and metatarsalgia as well as overuse reactions of the plantar fascia, the Achilles tendon and tendons of the tibialis anterior and posterior muscles. This article deals with the pathogenesis, clinical aspects and therapy of these injuries with special emphasis on the gastrocnemius muscle (including the soleus muscle) and the tibialis anterior and posterior muscles.