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. 2022 May 1;101(5):e69-e71.
doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001960. Epub 2022 Jan 12.

Second-Order Peer Reviews of Clinically Relevant Articles for the Physiatrist: Is Shockwave Therapy With Eccentric Strengthening Superior to Eccentric Rehabilitation Alone for Treatment of Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy?

Michael Lee  1 , W Shane Journeay
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Second-Order Peer Reviews of Clinically Relevant Articles for the Physiatrist: Is Shockwave Therapy With Eccentric Strengthening Superior to Eccentric Rehabilitation Alone for Treatment of Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy?

Michael Lee et al. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. .
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