Effectiveness of acupuncture treatment and eccentric overloading exercises for chronic Achilles tendinopathy- A case study
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Eccentric exercise in treatment of Achilles tendinopathy.
AIM Prognosis and treatment of Achilles tendon pain (achillodynia) has been insufficiently studied. The purpose of the present study was to examine the long-term effect of eccentric exercises compared with stretching exercises on patients with achillodynia. METHODS Patients with achillodynia for at least 3 months were randomly allocated to one of two exercise regimens. Exercise was performed ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nigerian Journal of Medical Rehabilitation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1118-3489
DOI: 10.34058/njmr.v17i1.97