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A less common cause of exercise-related leg pain is exercise-induced compartment syndrome. This condition is more often associated with a recent increase in leg muscle mass and causes intense leg pain, cramping, and a tight feeling in the leg muscles with activity.
Achilles tendonopathy is pain in the lower leg along the tendon behind the ankle caused by overuse. It can lead to thickening of the tendon from improper healing. The pain is slow in onset and eventually will be too painful to exercise and can cause the tendon to rupture.