The effect of eccentric and concentric calf muscle training on Achilles tendon stiffness

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-247

  Morrissey, Dylan ^a,c   Roskilly, Anna ^b   Twycross Lewis, Richard ^b   Isinkaye, Tomide ^b   Screen, Hazel ^b   Woledge, Roger ^a   Bader, Dan ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Mile End Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; ATHLETES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953847706     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215510382600     Document Type: Article

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