Running exercises improve the strength of a partially ruptured Achilles tendon

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 597-600

  See, E K N ^a   Ng, Gabriel Y F ^a   Ng, C O Y ^a   Fung, D T C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RUNNING; SWIMMING; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE THERAPY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUNNING; SWIMMING; TENDON INJURIES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 4844230148     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2003.007120     Document Type: Article

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