RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Republished research: Impact of autologous blood injections in treatment of mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy: double blind randomised controlled trial
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 1334
OP 1334
DO 10.1136/bjsports-2013-f2310rep
VO 48
IS 17
A1 Kevin J Bell
A1 Mark L Fulcher
A1 David S Rowlands
A1 Ngaire Kerse
YR 2014
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/48/17/1334.abstract
AB Study question Do peritendinous autologous blood injections improve pain and function in people with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy? Summary answer The administration of two unguided peritendinous autologous blood injections one month apart, in addition to a standardised eccentric training programme, provides no additional benefit in the treatment of mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. What is known and what this paper adds Several studies have suggested that injection of autologous blood can help in the treatment of various tendinopathies. There is a lack of high quality evidence showing relevant benefit for autologous blood injections, particularly in the management of mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. We found no additional reduction in pain or improvement in function when these injections were combined with an eccentric calf training programme.