Gender and eccentric training in Achilles mid-portion tendinopathy

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 648-655

  Knobloch, Karsten ^a   Schreibmueller, Louisa ^a   Kraemer, Robert ^a   Jagodzinski, Michael ^a   Vogt, Peter M ^a   Redeker, Joern ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Physiotherapy; Tendons; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TENDINITIS; VASCULARIZATION;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SEX FACTORS; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 77952322713     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-1006-7     Document Type: Article

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