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Treatment Interventions For Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, Nathan Cook, Alexa Srolovitz
Treatment Interventions For Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, Nathan Cook, Alexa Srolovitz
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Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS) or more commonly referred to as “shin splints” is characterized as an overuse or repetitive stress injury that causes vague pain over and around the tibia. Researchers are yet to determine a definitive cause though numerous risk factors have been noted. They are as follows; over training,type of surface, poor footwear, muscular imbalances at the ankle, over tight or weak triceps surae muscles, imbalances at the thoracolumbar complex, other muscular imbalances and BMI above 30. Rehabilitation and treatment interventions often call for a pause in training entirely or at the very least an immediate scaling …
Concussion Rehabilitation: Vestibular And Physiotherapy, Amia Pelletier, Jordan Wing
Concussion Rehabilitation: Vestibular And Physiotherapy, Amia Pelletier, Jordan Wing
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Recent research has come out to suggest that a prolonged resting period after a concussion may not be the most beneficial way to recover. Many doctors of physical therapy seem to have a consensus that athletes that acquire a sports-related concussion should seek treatment through body movement, not the typical resting and abstaining from exercise protocol. Recent research has shown that vestibular and physiotherapy will reduce the recovery time after a concussion. Seventy-one percent of a treatment group had returned within eight weeks, compared to seven percent in a control group. The participants in the treatment group were four times …