منابع مشابه
Achilles tendinopathy management
OBJECTIVES To conduct a pilot randomised controlled trial to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a larger trial to evaluate the difference in Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles (VISA-A) scores at six months between patients with Achilles tendinopathy treated with a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection compared with an eccentric loading programme. METHODS Two groups of patien...
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In the past three decades, the incidence of Achilles tendinopathy has risen as a result of greater participation in recreational and competitive sporting activities.1,2 The rate of Achilles tendon injuries in runners is about ten times that in age-matched controls. Achilles tendinopathy is also common among athletes participating in racquet sports, track and field, volleyball and soccer. Howeve...
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The Achilles tendon, named after the legendary warrior and hero of Homer’s Iliad, is the strongest and thickest tendon in the human body. Despite this fact, Achilles tendinopathy is a common overuse injury, particularly in runners and other athletes. Kujala et al showed a 10-fold increase in Achilles injuries in runners compared with age-matched controls. Another study reported the incidence of...
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Many patients present to their physician's office with the chief complaint of pain at the Achilles tendon. This review discusses the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of Achilles tendinopathy. Achilles tendinopathy is generally caused by chronic stress to the tendon, leading to a defective arrangement of collagen fibers in the Achilles tendon. This then results in pain and limited function. U...
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Midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy is one of the most common lower leg conditions. Most patients can recover with nonsurgical treatment that focuses on tendon loading exercises and, when necessary, symptom modulating treatments such as topical, oral, or injected medication, ice, shoe inserts, manual therapy, stretching, taping, or low-level laser. If unresponsive to initial management, a small ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Bone & Joint Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2046-3758
DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.210.2000200