Pain in the Achilles Region WITH HÅKAN ALFREDSON AND JILL COOK
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چکیده
A Achilles—the legendary warrior and hero of Homer’s Th e Iliad—died as a result of an arrow that pierced the midportion of his tendon, today’s patient with a painful presentation in this region usually has a good long-term prognosis.1 Nevertheless, runners have a 15 times greater risk of Achilles tendon rupture, and 30 times greater risk of tendinopathy than do sedentary controls.2 Th is chapter highlights clinically useful evidence-based treatments for pain in the Achilles region.3, 4
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