Clinical commentary of the evolution of the treatment for chronic painful mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy

The chronic painful Achilles tendon mid-portion was for many years, and still is in many countries, treated with intratendinous revision surgery. However, by coincidence, painful eccentric calf muscle training was tried, and it showed very good clinical results. This finding was unexpected and led t...

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Main Author: Alfredson, Håkan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4647154/