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University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Knobloch K, Kraemer R, Jagodzinski M, Zeichen J, Meller R, Vogt PM. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2007;37:269–76
In patients suffering from Achilles tendinopathy there are changes in tendon and paratendon microcirculation (at the insertion and the mid-portion) – eccentric training is a common treatment for this condition.
Does 12 weeks of daily eccentric training alter paratendon microcirculation in individuals suffering from chronic Achilles tendinopathy?
Subjects: 20 patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy.
Experimental procedure: Based on the location of the tendinopathy (insertion (I) or mid-portion (MP)) subjects were randomly allocated to either a control group (CON = 5, I = 3, MP = 2) or an eccentric training group (ECC = 15, I = 9, MP = 6) (3 sets of 15 reps daily) for 12 weeks. Pain (VAS) as well as capillary blood flow (flow), tissue oxygen saturation (SO2), and post capillary venous filling
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