title: Podiatric sports medicine. Evaluation and prevention of injuries.
abstract: It has been estimated that 70 per cent of all athletic injuries affect the lower extremity. These injuries are more often caused by overuse than by acute trauma. The treatment for overuse injuries is rest, which relieves the symptoms, but prevention is the better answer.
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000517:prevention & control; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018409:Foot Injuries; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D012420:Running; D013165:Splints