Comparative study of two protocols of eccentric exercise on knee pain and function in athletes with patellar tendinopathy: Randomized controlled study

Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 167-170

  da Cunha, Ronaldo Alves ^a   Dias, Andreia Natacha ^a   Santos, Marcelo Bannwart ^a   Lopes, Alexandre Dias ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MASTERS AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Patellar tendon; Rehabilitation; Sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866114020     PISSN: 15178692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-86922012000300006     Document Type: Article

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