Comparing two eccentric exercise programmes for the management of Achilles tendinopathy. A pilot trial

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 309-315

  Stasinopoulos, Dimitrios ^a,b   Manias, Pantelis ^a  

^a Private Clinic   (Greece)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Achilles; Eccentric training; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC EXERCISE; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; STATIC EXERCISE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84879028293     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: 15329283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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