Biomechanical variables associated with Achilles tendinopathy in runners

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 288-292

  Azevedo, L B ^a,d   Lambert, M I ^b   Vaughan, C L ^b   O'Connor, C M ^c   Schwellnus, M P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CAMERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MEDIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; PERONEUS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RUNNING; SHOE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUNNING; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 65349118742     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.053421     Document Type: Article

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