Doppler ultrasound signal in achilles tendinopathy reduces immediately after activity

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 480-484

  Malliaras, P ^a   Chan, O ^b   Simran, G ^a   Martinez De Albornoz, P ^c   Morrissey, D ^a   Maffulli, N ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b London Independent Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE TORREJÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Achilles tendinopathy; Doppler ultrasound; ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; TENDINOPATHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861679436     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1304636     Document Type: Article

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