Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jan 2017
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyComparison of Peritendinous Hyaluronan Injections Versus Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Painful Achilles' Tendinopathy: A Randomized Clinical Efficacy and Safety Study.
To compare the safety and efficacy of hyaluronan (HA) injections with standard extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in the treatment of painful midportion Achilles' tendinopathy. ⋯ Two peritendinous HA injections showed greater treatment success in Achilles' midportion tendinopathy compared with standard ESWT.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jan 2017
Multicenter StudyFear of Movement Is Not Associated With Objective and Subjective Physical Activity Levels in Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain.
To assess the association of physical activity measures, derived with an accelerometer and a self-reported questionnaire, with fear of movement in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain (LBP) and to investigate the association between disability and fear of movement in this population. ⋯ Our data support one aspect of the fear-avoidance model-that higher fear of movement is associated with more disability-but not the aspect of the model linking fear of movement with inactivity.