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Author Woo, Savio L-Y.

Title Tendinopathy in Athletes : an IOC Medical Commission Publication
Published Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (247 pages)
Series Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine, v.12
Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine, v.12
Contents TENDINOPATHY IN ATHLETES; Contents; List of Contributors; Forewords; Preface; 1 Tendinopathy: A Major Medical Problem in Sport; 2 Etiology of Tendinopathy; 3 The Molecular Biology of Tendinopathy: Signaling and Response Pathways in Tenocytes; 4 The Response of Tendon Cells to Changing Loads: Implications in the Etiopathogenesis of Tendinopathy; 5 How Alive are Tendons? Metabolic and Circulatory Activity Associated with Exercise in Humans; 6 Human Tendon Overuse Pathology: Histopathologic and Biochemical Findings; 7 Mechanobiologic Studies of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Tendinopathy
8 In Vivo Function of Human Achilles and Patella Tendons During Normal Locomotion9 Tendon Innervation: Understanding of Pathology and Potential Implications for Treatment; 10 A Neuropathic Model to the Etiology and Management of Achilles Tendinopathy; 11 An Integrative Therapeutic Approach to Tendinopathy: Biomechanic and Biological Considerations; 12 The Chronic Painful Achilles Tendon: Basic Biology and Treat
Summary This concise volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, published under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, provides a dependable source of current knowledge available on tendinopathy and covers both the basic science and clinical aspects of the subject. Despite its high incidence, the precise etiopathogenesis and effective treatment of tendinopathy remain elusive. Tendinopathy in Athletes draws on the expertise of an international and prolific collection of contributors, both clinicians and scientists, who provide new insights into this specialized area. This book
Notes Print version record
Subject Tendons -- Wounds and injuries.
Sports injuries.
Sports accidents.
Tendon Injuries
Athletic Injuries
Sports accidents
Sports injuries
Tendons -- Wounds and injuries
Form Electronic book
Author Renström, Per
Arnoczky, Steven P
ISBN 9780470757970
0470757973