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Mechanotherapy: how physical therapists’ prescription of exercise promotes tissue repair

Mechanotransduction is the physiological process where cells sense and respond to mechanical loads. This paper reclaims the term “mechanotherapy” and presents the current scientific knowledge underpinning how load may be used therapeutically to stimulate tissue repair and remodelling in tendon, musc...

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Autores principales: Khan, K M, Scott, A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2662433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19244270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2008.054239