Medicina: Ortopedia: Riabilitazione Lesioni Traumatiche della Tibio-Tarsica
| English |
| shin splints |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun phrase
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| Grammatical label |
Countable
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| Variant |
Shin-Splints, Shinsplints
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| Definition |
Pain in the anterior tibial compartment of the lower leg brought about by vigorous exercise; caused by ischemia associated with edema secondary to microscopic tears in muscle and connective tissue; considered a mild form of the anterior tibial compartment syndrome.
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| Definition source |
Gould-Chiampo, 1988.
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| Context |
An Ace wrap can be moistened and then wrapped once around the affected area, followed by crushed ice on the area and then continued wrapping, Crushed ice or frozen vegetabIes conform well and therefore increase the surface area of contact. For tendinitis and periostitis (shin splints ), ice massage is the best form of application.
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| Context source |
Losito & O´Neil, 1997.
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| Subject field |
Ankle Rehabilitation
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| Sub-field (level 1) |
Foot pathology
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| Generic concept |
Foot Pathology
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| Related concept |
Flat Foot, Raynaud´s Phenomenon, Strain, Pes Cavus, Tendinitis
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| it |
Sindrome compartimentale attenuata
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| Reliability code |
3
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| Note |
Usually pl.
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