Check for flat feet in young patients with shin splints

In younger patients complaining of shin splints or knee, back or hip pain, examine the feet to rule out pes planus or its variants before ordering pain medicine or referring to physical therapy or orthopedics. — Robert Kappel, PA-C, Downers Grove, Ill. (160-8)

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