A proposed return-to-sport program for patients with midportion achilles tendinopathy: Rationale and implementation

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 876-886

  Silbernagel, Karin Grävare ^a   Crossley, Kay M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Eccentric; Exercise; Jumping; Running; Tendinosis

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; AGE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETURN TO SPORT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TENDINOPATHY;

ACHILLES TENDON; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETURN TO SPORT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84946576843     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2015.5885     Document Type: Note

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