Exercise-related chronic lower leg pain.
BACKGROUND
Musculoskeletal injuries result from physical activity and seem to have a dose-response relationship to the amount of that activity. The more exposure to training or sport the greater the risk of injury.


OBJECTIVE
This article examines the common causes of chronic exertional leg pain in the community.


CONCLUSIONS
The common presentations include muscle injury, medial tibial stress syndrome, stress fractures of the lower limb, chronic exertional compartment syndromes as well as nerve entrapments. A description of these and an algorithm to assist in the diagnostic dilemma are presented.
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Queensland Academy of Sport, Australian Institute of Sport.
D000465:Algorithms; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003663:Decision Trees; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D012307:Risk Factors