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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.
Tendonitis causes pain that increases with activity or stretching of the affected tendon. Other symptoms may including swelling that worsens with activity as the day progresses and/or thickening of the tendon. Common types of tendonitis that would cause lower leg pain around the ankle area are Achilles tendonitis and posterior tibial tendonitis.