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Eccentric exercises for the management of tendinopathy of the main body of the Achilles tendon with or without the AirHeel™ Brace. A randomized controlled trial. A: Effects on pain and microcirculation

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Pages 1685-1691 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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