Insertional and mid-substance Achilles tendinopathies: eccentric training is not for everyone - updated evidence of non-surgical management

Jill L Cook^{1

2

3}, Dimitrios Stasinopoulos^{2

3}, Jean-Michel Brismée³

Affiliations

¹ La Trobe University Sport and Exercise Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
² Director of Cyprus Musculoskeletal and Sports Trauma Research Center & European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
³ Center for Rehabilitation Research, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.

Editorial

Jill L Cook et al. J Man Manip Ther. 2018 Jul.

. 2018 Jul;26(3):119-122.

doi: 10.1080/10669817.2018.1470302. Epub 2018 Jun 1.

Jill L Cook^{1

2

3}, Dimitrios Stasinopoulos^{2

3}, Jean-Michel Brismée³

¹ La Trobe University Sport and Exercise Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
² Director of Cyprus Musculoskeletal and Sports Trauma Research Center & European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
³ Center for Rehabilitation Research, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.

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