Eccentric exercise: Acute and chronic effects on healthy and diseased tendons

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1435-1438

  Kjaer, Michael ^a   Heinemeier, Katja M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Tendinitis; Tendinosis

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG MODULUS;

ELASTIC MODULUS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84902478380     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01044.2013     Document Type: Review

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