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'''PURPOSE, SCOPE & DISCLAIMER''': The purpose of this document is to provide physical therapists with a summary of the evidence for interventions commonly used to manage tendinopathy of the lateral epicondyle. This decision-making tool is evidence-informed and where there is insufficient evidence, expert-informed. It is not intended to replace the clinician’s clinical reasoning skills and inter-professional collaboration. ‘Acute’ refers primarily to symptoms of less than 3 months duration and ‘chronic’ to greater than 3 months. For studies which (1) included participants with symptoms that encompassed both acute and chronic stages or (2) did not clarify the duration of symptoms, the results have been reported within the ‘chronic’ stage. | '''PURPOSE, SCOPE & DISCLAIMER''': The purpose of this document is to provide physical therapists with a summary of the evidence for interventions commonly used to manage tendinopathy of the lateral epicondyle. This decision-making tool is evidence-informed and where there is insufficient evidence, expert-informed. It is not intended to replace the clinician’s clinical reasoning skills and inter-professional collaboration. ‘Acute’ refers primarily to symptoms of less than 3 months duration and ‘chronic’ to greater than 3 months. For studies which (1) included participants with symptoms that encompassed both acute and chronic stages or (2) did not clarify the duration of symptoms, the results have been reported within the ‘chronic’ stage. | ||
== | == Achilles Tendinopathy (mid-substance): <br>Summary of the Evidence for Physical Therapy Interventions<br> == | ||
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*''Click to continue to [[Achilles Tendinopathy Toolkit: Treatment Algorithm|Treatment Algorithm]]'' | |||
*''Click to continue to ''[[Achilles Tendinopathy Toolkit: Appendix A|''Appendix A: Exercise Programs'']] | |||
*''Click to continue to ''[[Achilles Tendinopathy Toolkit: Appendix B|''Appendix B: Low Level Laser Therapy Dosage Calculation'']] | |||
*''Click to continue to: ''[[Achilles Tendinopathy Toolkit: Appendix C|''Appendix C: Details of Articles on Interventions'']] | |||
*''Click to continue to: ''[[Achilles Tendinopathy Toolkit: Appendix D|''Appendix D: Medical and Surgical Interventions'']] | |||
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Revision as of 00:28, 26 July 2013
PURPOSE, SCOPE & DISCLAIMER: The purpose of this document is to provide physical therapists with a summary of the evidence for interventions commonly used to manage tendinopathy of the lateral epicondyle. This decision-making tool is evidence-informed and where there is insufficient evidence, expert-informed. It is not intended to replace the clinician’s clinical reasoning skills and inter-professional collaboration. ‘Acute’ refers primarily to symptoms of less than 3 months duration and ‘chronic’ to greater than 3 months. For studies which (1) included participants with symptoms that encompassed both acute and chronic stages or (2) did not clarify the duration of symptoms, the results have been reported within the ‘chronic’ stage.
Achilles Tendinopathy (mid-substance):
Summary of the Evidence for Physical Therapy Interventions
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- Click to go back to the contents page
- Click to continue to Treatment Algorithm
- Click to continue to Appendix A: Exercise Programs
- Click to continue to Appendix B: Low Level Laser Therapy Dosage Calculation
- Click to continue to: Appendix C: Details of Articles on Interventions
- Click to continue to: Appendix D: Medical and Surgical Interventions
