Achilles Tendon Injury Risk Factors Associated with Running

Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1459-1472

  Lorimer, Anna V ^a   Hume, Patria A ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; AGE; BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; GAIT; HUMAN; INJURIES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACHILLES TENDON; AGE FACTORS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; GAIT; HUMANS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84919384951     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-014-0209-3     Document Type: Review

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