If you’ve ever put a lot of mileage on your legs, you might know what it’s like to feel shin splints. The aching lower-leg pain, officially called media tibial stress syndrome, is caused by overuse ...

The most common injury to the fifth metatarsal is an avulsion fracture. It occurs when the tip of the bone closest to the ankle is pulled off by a tendon, often during an ankle sprain. A Jones ...

This column describes how to stabilize pelvic limb fractures in small birds by applying a simple, inexpensive and beneficial tape splint. The tape splint technique can be used effectively in birds ...

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1 Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan 2 Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan Background No firm consensus has been established regarding the ...

Occasionally, a more determined or a less careful patient had blasted through the metatarsal ... and a splint was applied. By July 11 the wounds had healed, and the fracture had united solidly ...

Stress fractures were first described in 1855 by a Prussian military physician. He observed signs and symptoms of stress fractures in soldiers' feet resulting from their long marches. Stress ...

‘Making the change to more minimal footwear or to a forefoot strike too quickly can increase the risk of a metatarsal stress ...

Game MVP Josh Christopher led the Heat (6-0) with 24 points, Kel’el Ware had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Alondes Williams scored 21 points, Cole Swider had 19 points and Larsson finished ...

Leg pain can be either injury related or overuse related. Leg injury in soccer players usually involves contusion from a direct blow or a muscle strain from a stretch type injury. Treatment is ...

Shin splints are a common problem in the lower leg for athletes who change from one playing surface to another between seasons. And getting yourself some proper cushioned footwear will help to soften ...