A Narrative Review of the Korean Medicine Treatments for Achilles Tendinopathy

Surgical treatment for achilles tendinopathy – a systematic review

BACKGROUND The purpose of this systematic review is to analyse the results of operative treatment for midportion Achilles tendinopathy and to provide evidence based recommendation for the indication of the individual published techniques. METHODS MEDLINE, Cochrane Database, ISI Web of Knowledge and Google databases (1945 till September 2014) were electronically searched. The quality of the in...

High Volume Image Guided Injections for Achilles Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review of the effects in comparison to other injection treatments

Nonoperative treatment of midportion Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this systematic review is to provide an easily accessible, clear summary of the best available evidence for nonoperative treatment of midportion Achilles tendinopathy. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Embase through April 2007. Search terms: achilles tendon or tendo achilles or triceps surae or tendoachilles or tendo-achilles or achilles AND tendinopathy or tendinosis or...

Role of personalized medicine in cardiovascular disease: A narrative review

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality each year. Both environmental and genetic risk factors significantly influence the incidence and progression of these diseases. In recent decades, with the development of genetics and genome-determining tools, different genes have been found associated with numerous diseases. Determining these genes helps us to suggest a more effective ...

Physical therapies for Achilles tendinopathy: systematic review and meta-analysis

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a common condition, causing considerable morbidity in athletes and non-athletes alike. Conservative or physical therapies are accepted as first-line management of AT; however, despite a growing volume of research, there remains a lack of high quality studies evaluating their efficacy. Previous systematic reviews provide preliminary evidence...