A successful conservative approach to managing lower leg pain in a university sports injury clinic: a two patient case study

There is a lack of information on the conservative treatment of lower leg pain induced by running. In this study, non-invasive treatment based on a change of footwear was applied to two patients, and, on the basis of pain scale questionnaires, deemed successful.

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Published in:	British journal of sports medicine Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 233 - 234
Main Authors:	Cunningham, A, Spears, I R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine 01-04-2004 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd BMJ Publishing Group LTD BMJ Publishing Group BMJ Group
Subjects:	Adult Ankle anterior compartment syndrome Athletic shoes Care and treatment Case Report Chronic pain Compartment syndrome eccentric activity Female heel strike Humans Injuries Leg Legs lower leg pain Male Medical treatment Muscle function Pain Pain - etiology Pain - rehabilitation Pain management Pain Measurement Patients Runners (Sports) Running Shoes Sports injuries Sports medicine tibialis anterior United Kingdom
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Summary:	There is a lack of information on the conservative treatment of lower leg pain induced by running. In this study, non-invasive treatment based on a change of footwear was applied to two patients, and, on the basis of pain scale questionnaires, deemed successful.
Bibliography:	ark:/67375/NVC-X8826GDD-2 local:0380233 href:bjsports-38-233.pdf PMID:15039269 istex:DC586DCC4659E43D484659A4A3269439E58BF195 Correspondence to:  Mr Cunningham  School of Social Sciences, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough TS1 3BA, UK; a.Cunningham@tees.ac.uk ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Case Study-2 ObjectType-Feature-4 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0306-3674 1473-0480
DOI:	10.1136/bjsm.2002.003640