Eccentric calf muscle training in athletic patients with Achilles tendinopathy

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 20-22, 2008, Pages 1677-1684

  Maffulli, Nicola ^a   Walley, Gayle ^a   Sayana, Murali ^a   Longo, Umile Giuseppe ^b   Denaro, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Athletes; Eccentric training; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

APROTININ;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TENDON SURGERY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; APROTININ; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TENDINOPATHY; TRYPSIN INHIBITORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52949111862     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701786427     Document Type: Article

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