In January of 2014, a group of researchers from the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition at the University of Illinois, Chicago published an evidence-based report naming the three most common running-related musculoskeletal injuries. At the top of the list was medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), also known as "shin splints". Coming in second and third was: Achilles tendinopathy and plantar fasciitis, respectively. Shin Splints/Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome: MTSS results