Exercise-associated lower leg pain: Timing and duration is a strong clue

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Exercise-associated lower leg pain: Timing and duration is a strong clue

Steve Targett

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SPORTS MEDICINE Steadily worsening lower leg pain that comes and goes with exercise requires a careful history and examination, sometimes within a