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British Journal of Sports Medicine 2004;38:233-234; doi:10.1136/bjsm.2002.003640
Copyright © 2004 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine.

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

A Cunningham, I R Spears

School of Social Sciences, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, UK

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Mr Cunningham
School of Social Sciences, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough TS1 3BA, UK; a.Cunningham{at}tees.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

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.

Keywords: anterior compartment syndrome; eccentric activity; heel strike; lower leg pain; tibialis anterior


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