Whole-body vibration versus eccentric training or a wait-and-see approach for chronic achilles tendinopathy: A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 794-803

  Horstmann, Thomas ^a,b   Jud, Holger M ^c   Fröhlich, Vanessa ^d   Mündermann, Annegret ^e,f,g   Grau, Stefan ^h  

^a Medical Park Bad Wiessee GmbH St Hubertus   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Klinikum Stuttgart Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt   (Germany)

^d Berufsgenossenschaftlichen Unfallklinik Tubingen   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Isokinetic muscle strength; Muscle flexibility; Pain; Tendon structure; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENDINITIS; VIBRATION; WATCHFUL WAITING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; TENDINOPATHY; VIBRATION; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 84901975505     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2013.4762     Document Type: Article

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