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Editorial
. 2022 Feb 28;11(5):1325.
doi: 10.3390/jcm11051325.

Stop Using the Eccentric Exercises as the Gold Standard Treatment for the Management of Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy

Dimitrios Stasinopoulos  1
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Editorial

Stop Using the Eccentric Exercises as the Gold Standard Treatment for the Management of Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy

Dimitrios Stasinopoulos. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

The most common tendinopathy in the elbow area is the Lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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