A randomized controlled trial of a leg orthosis versus traditional treatment for soldiers with shin splints: A pilot study

Military Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-44

  Johnston, Ember ^a   Flynn, Timothy ^b,c   Bean, Michael ^d   Breton, Matthew ^e   Scherer, Matthew ^f   Dreitzler, Gail ^g,h   Thomas, Dennis ^b  

^a WOMACK ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Regis University ^*

^c REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MARTIN ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Guthrie Ambulatory Health Care Clinic   (United States)

^f WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h U S ARMY WAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME; ORTHOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; RUNNING; SOLDIER; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 32944476187     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.171.1.40     Document Type: Article

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