How can you help athletes prevent and treat shin splints?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 406-408

  Carr, Kathleen ^a   Sevetson, Erika ^a   Aukerman, Doug ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ICE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; CRYOTHERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FASCIOTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDIAL TIBIAL STRESS SYNDROME; NOTE; ORTHOTICS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REST; RUNNING; SHOE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; ARTICLE; INJURY; LEG INJURY; STRESS;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; ICE; LEG INJURIES; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; REST; RUNNING; SHOES; STRESS;

EID: 45249093198     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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