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This causes a twisting on the tibia and changes its relationship to your kneecap. This can cause tracking problems as well. If your quadriceps or hamstring muscles are too tight, they also will affect the mechanics of the knee and lead to compensation patterns that cause pain.
Overuse is the cause of most chronic, nagging injuries. Track & Field lends itself to these problems because of the repetitive motion in most events. There are several primary causes of overuse problems: Biomechanical imbalance.