Efficacy of heavy eccentric calf training for treating mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Myles Calder Murphy Thorvaldur Skuli PalssonPaola ChiversJames Robert DebenhamSean Iain DockingEbonie Kendra RioWilliam Gibson

Published in: British journal of sports medicine (2019)

PROSPERO registration number: CRD4201804493 PROTOCOL REFERENCE: This protocol has been published open access: Murphy M, Travers MJ, Gibson, W. Is heavy eccentric calf training superior to natural history, sham rehabilitation, traditional physiotherapy and other exercise interventions for pain and function in mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy? Systematic Reviews 2018; 7: 58.

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