Why the study?
Does dynamical calf muscle contraction increase peritendinous blood flow at the Achilles tendon in healthy volunteers?
Population
10 healthy volunteers
Comparison
40-min dynamical contraction of m. triceps surae vs Rest
Authors
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Regional Achilles peritendinous hyperemia occurs with calf exercise in healthy volunteers; leaves open relevance to tendinopathy management.
Does dynamical calf muscle contraction increase peritendinous blood flow at the Achilles tendon in healthy volunteers?
Dynamical calf muscle contractions result in increased peritendinous blood flow at the Achilles tendon in humans.
Langberg et al. (1998) studied this question.
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