Conservative treatment of chronic Achilles tendinopathy

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1159-1165

  Scott, Alex ^a   Huisman, Elise ^a   Khan, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN POLYSULFATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; BRACE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MASSAGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; RELAPSE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPLINT; SPORT INJURY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 79960178793     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.101680     Document Type: Review

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