Ultrasonographically detected changes in Achilles tendons and self reported symptoms in elite gymnasts compared with controls - An observational study

Manual Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-42

  Emerson, Claire ^a   Morrissey, Dylan ^a   Perry, Mark ^a   Jalan, Rosy ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Gymnastics; Signs and symptoms; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GREAT BRITAIN; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TENDINOPATHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 73449098127     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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