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Orthoses use and eccentric resistive exercise for tibialis posterior tendinopathy

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May 2013

Orthoses use and eccentric resistive exercise for tibialis posterior tendinopathy

Vol: 2| Issue: 4| Number:49| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Nonsurgical management of posterior tibial tendon dysfunction with orthoses and resistive exercise: A randomized controlled trial

Phys Ther. 2009 Jan;89(1):26-37. Epub 2008 Nov 20

Contributing Authors:
K Kulig SF Reischl AB Pomrantz JM Burnfield S Mais-Requejo DB Thordarson RW Smith

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36 patients with stage I or II tibialis posterior tendinopathy were randomized to early non-surgical management using one of three treatment options - all including the use of orthoses. The first group combined orthoses with eccentric resistive exercises, the second group combined it with concentric resistive exercises, and the final group served as a control group, combining othoses with stretchi...

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