Treatment of chronic exertional anterior compartment syndrome with massage: A pilot study

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-17

  Blackman, Paul G ^a   Simmons, Louise Reid ^a   Crossley, Kay M ^a  

^a OLYMPIC PARK SPORTS MEDICINE CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior compartment; Chronic exertional compartment syndrome; Compartment pressure test; Lower leg; Massage; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR TIBIAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORTS MEDICINE; STRETCHING; SYMPTOM; WORK;

EID: 0031965291     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-199801000-00004     Document Type: Article

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