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ArticleThe Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association2012

Conservative management of Achilles Tendinopathy: a case report.

John A Papa

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Article in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Fluoroquinolone-induced Achilles tendinitis: a case report.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2024
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  8. The efficacy of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization: a systematic review.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

John A PapaPrivate Practice, 338 Waterloo Street Unit 9, New Hamburg, Ontario, N3A 0C5. E-mail: nhwc@bellnet.ca.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo chronicle the conservative treatment and management of a 77-year old female patient presenting with chronic pain of 8 months duration in the midportion of the achilles tendon diagnosed as achilles tendinopathy. CLINICAL FEATURES: The main clinical feature was pain in the midportion of the achilles tendon, 2 to 6 cm proximal to the calcaneal insertion. Symptom onset was gradual and unrelated to any acute trauma or overt injury mechanism. INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME: The conservative treatment approach consisted of medical acupuncture with electrical stimulation, Graston Technique®, eccentric calf training, and rehabilitative exercise prescription. Outcome measures included verbal pain rating scale, lower extremity functional scale (LEFS), and a return to activities of daily living (ADLs). The patient attained long-term resolution of her complaint and at 12 month follow-up reported no recurrence of symptoms.

conclusionA combination of conservative rehabilitation strategies may be used by chiropractors to treat midportion achilles tendinopathy and allow an individual to return to pain free ADLs in a timely manner.

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achilleseccentric trainingGraston Technique®tendinopathytendinosis

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PMID22997472
PMCPMC3430455

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