Eccentric versus conventional exercise therapy in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy: a randomized, single blinded, clinical trial

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 2051-2059

  Dejaco, Beate ^a   Habets, Bas ^a   van Loon, Corné ^c   van Grinsven, Susan ^c   van Cingel, Robert ^a,b  

^a Sports Medical Center Papendal   (Netherlands)

^b HAN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eccentric training; Exercise therapy; Resistance training; Rotator cuff tendinopathy, subacromial pain syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TENDINITIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATOR CUFF; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TENDINOPATHY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84976353297     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-016-4223-x     Document Type: Article

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