Across
- 2. Medically known as medial tibial stress syndrome
- 5. using something too much
- 10. The fibula, sometimes called the calf bone, is smaller than the tibia and runs beside it
- 12. activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness
- 13. medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury
- 15. strong fibrous cord that connects the muscles in the back of your calf to your heel bone
- 16. nearer the front, especially situated in the front of the body
Down
- 1. A tiny crack in a bone caused by repetitive stress or force, often from overuse.
- 3. the anterior side of the tibia
- 4. therapy provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, prognosis, patient education, physical intervention, rehabilitation, disease prevention and health promotion
- 6. muscle that runs from the back of the knee to the ankle
- 7. also called shin, inner and larger of the two bones of the lower leg in vertebrates
- 8. also known as the calf muscle
- 9. used to decrease inflammation and numb pain in the area of a strained muscle
- 11. provides compression, which may help to boost circulation and reduce pain may also help stabilize the muscle around the shin and improve blood flow
- 14. the action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.