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Gastrocnemius strain can be extremely painful and requires immediate medical attention. With proper splinting of the injured leg, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, and an appropriate rehabilitation program, physicians can help tennis leg patients successfully recover.
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While not yet exactly commonplace, personal trainers have graduated from muscle gyms to the mainstream, and physicians increasingly are recommending them to patients as part of an ongoing health program. But the trick is knowing how to find them and when to recommend them.
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Do the cheers, salaries, fame, and challenges of professional football make up for the injuries players often cope with long after their football careers are over? Though pro players must come to their own conclusions, high school athletes and their parents often look to their family physician for answers about whether this game is worth the risks.
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To shrink hips or expand chests, both men and women are turning to plastic surgeons for bodies that they think diet and exercise are unable to give them- at least as soon as they want them. Several issues need to be addressed before patients shop for athletic-looking physiques. Even the most deft surgical techniques cannot mend patients' self-images.
