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

CL Rabusin, HB Menz, JA McClelland… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
… be effective for mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy, there have … calf muscle eccentric exercise
for reducing pain and improving function in individuals with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy

The plantaris tendon and a potential role in midportion Achilles tendinopathy: an observational anatomical study

MN van Sterkenburg, GMMJ Kerkhoffs… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
… at the level of the calcaneal tendon mid-portion. Clinical and … of the plantaris tendon in
mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. … head of the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle. (C–…

Immediate effects of two isometric calf muscle exercises on mid-portion achilles tendon pain

B Bradford, E Rio, M Murphy, J Wells… - … Journal of Sports …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
… in Achilles tendon pain during a loading task, and whether this differed in knee extension or
flexion. Eleven participants with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy … an isometric calf muscle

Plantarflexor strength and endurance deficits associated with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy: the role of soleus

S O'Neill, S Barry, P Watson - Physical Therapy in Sport, 2019 - Elsevier
gastrocnemius and soleus may influence the magnitude and distribution of Achilles tendon
… Various authors have investigated calf muscle strength and identified differences between …

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

CL Rabusin, HB Menz, JA McClelland… - Journal of foot and ankle …, 2019 - Springer
Mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy is a common musculoskeletal condition characterised by
degeneration of the Achilles tendon, … calf muscle eccentric exercise for Achilles tendinopathy. …

Efficacy of heavy eccentric calf training for treating mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MC Murphy, MJ Travers, P Chivers… - British journal of sports …, 2019 - bjsm.bmj.com
… Is heavy eccentric calf training superior to natural history, … and function in mid-portion Achilles
tendinopathy? Systematic … . Superior short-term results with eccentric calf muscle training …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical commentary of the evolution of the treatment for chronic painful mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy

H Alfredson - Brazilian journal of physical therapy, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
… the Achilles tendon mid-portion in patients with chronic painful mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy,
but not in normal Achilles … Superior short-term results with eccentric calf muscle training …

Mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy: why painful? An evidence-based philosophy

MN van Sterkenburg, CN van Dijk - Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology …, 2011 - Springer
tendon crosses the calf relatively proximal, running medial from and parallel with the Achilles
tendon from the mid-portion of the calf… The plantaris muscletendon complex nowadays is a …

Eccentric calf muscle training in athletic patients with Achilles tendinopathy

N Maffulli, G Walley, MK Sayana… - Disability and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
… We have shown that, in patients with isolated tendinopathy of the main body of the Achilles
tendon, the portion of the tendon originally found to be tender showed little or no pain with the …

Mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy–current options for treatment

JD Rompe, JP Furia, N Maffulli - Disability and rehabilitation, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
… The Achilles tendon is a confluence of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. The soleus …
× 10 min significantly decreased local Achilles tendon mid-portion capillary blood flow by 71%…