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Efficacy of heel lifts versus calf muscle eccentric exercise for mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy (the HEALTHY trial): study protocol for a randomised trial

BACKGROUND: Mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy is a common musculoskeletal condition characterised by degeneration of the Achilles tendon, which causes pain and disability. Multiple non-surgical treatments have been advocated for this condition including calf muscle eccentric exercise and in-shoe hee...

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Autores principales: Rabusin, Chantel L., Menz, Hylton B., McClelland, Jodie A., Evans, Angela M., Landorf, Karl B., Malliaras, Peter, Docking, Sean I., Munteanu, Shannon E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6429802/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30949243
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13047-019-0325-2