Republished research: Impact of autologous blood injections in treatment of mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy: double blind randomised controlled trial.
Br J Sports Med
; 48(17): 1334, 2014 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-25114183
ABSTRACT
STUDY QUESTION Do peritendinous autologous blood injections improve pain and function in people with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy? SUMMARY ANSWER The administration of two unguided peritendinous autologous blood injections one month apart, in addition to a standardised eccentric training programme, provides no additional benefit in the treatment of mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. WHAT IS KNOWN AND WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS Several studies have suggested that injection of autologous blood can help in the treatment of various tendinopathies. There is a lack of high quality evidence showing relevant benefit for autologous blood injections, particularly in the management of mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. We found no additional reduction in pain or improvement in function when these injections were combined with an eccentric calf training programme.
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2014
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