Connecticut medicine
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Connecticut medicine · Aug 2013
ReviewTennis leg: mechanism of injury and radiographic presentation.
As summer is upon us, we thought a discussion of tennis leg would be beneficial to our fellow clinicians. Tennis leg is a relatively common clinical condition, classically manifesting as acute, sports-related pain in the mid-calf. First described in 1883, the pathogenesis has been debated--tennis leg was first attributed to rupture of the plantaris tendon, though more recent investigations have implicated rupture of the medial head of the gastrocnemius at its myotendinous junction. For simplicity, many authors use the term tennis leg to describe all such acute muscle injuries in the superficial calf.
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Connecticut medicine · Aug 2013
Physical activity is associated with positive responses during carotid sinus massage and head-up tilt-table test in patients with unexplained syncope.
Physical exercise is known to alter the physiological response to orthostatic stress. This study compared reported physical activity levels in patients with unexplained syncope who did or did not demonstrate positive responses to carotid sinus massage and head-up tilt-table testing. ⋯ Physical activity is associated with greater likelihood of positive responses during carotid sinus massage and head-up tilt-table testing.