Nonsurgical management of posterior tibial tendon dysfunction with orthoses and resistive exercise: A randomized controlled trial

Physical Therapy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-37

  Kulig, Kornelia ^a   Reischl, Stephen F ^a   Pomrantz, Amy B ^a   Burnfield, Judith M ^b   Mais Requejo, Susan ^a   Thordarson, David B ^c   Smith, Ronald W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTERIOR TIBIAL TENDON DYSFUNCTION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 58149239964     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20070242     Document Type: Article

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