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| Title |
Clinical commentary of the evolution of the treatment for chronic painful mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0117 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Håkan Alfredson |
| Abstract |
The chronic painful Achilles tendon mid-portion was for many years, and still is in many countries, treated with intratendinous revision surgery. However, by coincidence, painful eccentric calf muscle training was tried, and it showed very good clinical results. This finding was unexpected and led to research into the pain mechanisms involved in this condition. Today we know that there are very few nerves inside, but multiple nerves outside, the ventral side of the chronic painful Achilles tendon mid-portion. These research findings have resulted in new treatment methods targeting the regions with nerves outside the tendon, methods that allow for a rapid rehabilitation and fast return to sports. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 24 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 17% |
| Chile | 2 | 8% |
| Italy | 2 | 8% |
| Ireland | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Belgium | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 9 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 17 | 71% |
| Scientists | 7 | 29% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 123 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 122 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 14% |
| Other | 15 | 12% |
| Researcher | 9 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 21 | 17% |
| Unknown | 21 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 35 | 28% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 31 | 25% |
| Sports and Recreations | 18 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Unknown | 27 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 January 2016.
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#2,091,505
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#72
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#30,856
of 274,926 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
#3
of 9 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 671 research outputs from this source. They typically receive more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 7.6. This one has done well, scoring higher than 89% of its peers.
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