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From: Evidence-Based High-Loading Tendon Exercise for 12 Weeks Leads to Increased Tendon Stiffness and Cross-Sectional Area in Achilles Tendinopathy: A Controlled Clinical Trial

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A–D Muscle strength and tendon mechanical properties of the symptomatic leg at baseline (PRE) and after the 12-week intervention phase (POST) for all three intervention groups. A Isometric maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) of the plantar flexor muscles. B Tendon force of the Achilles tendon. C Tendon stiffness of the Achilles tendon. D Maximum Achilles tendon strain. The horizontal line in the middle of the box is the median value of the scores, and the lower and upper boundaries indicate the 25th and 75th percentiles, respectively (median included). The largest and smallest observed values that are not outliers are shown by the lines drawn from the ends of the box to those values (whiskers). * indicates significant post hoc difference when compared to PRE (p < 0.05); † indicates significantly difference to PRE (p < 0.05) as a main effect of time; # significance with p = 0.05 as a group-by-time interaction effect

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