Sequoya Fitzpatrick, Lisa M Jacola, Jennifer L Harman, Victoria W Willard
Developmental and adaptive functioning of very young children with solid tumors and brain tumors
Pediatric blood & cancer
midportion achilles tendinopathy common condition characterised localised achilles tendon loadrelated pain dysfunction numerous nonsurgical treatments proposed treatment condition many treatments poor nonexistent evidence base heel lifts also advocated treatment achilles tendinopathy efficacy mechanism action intervention unclear proposal describes randomised controlled trial comparing effectiveness heel lifts versus sham heel lifts reducing pain associated midportion achilles tendinopathy embedded biomechanical analysis one hundred eight men women aged 18 65 years midportion achilles tendinopathy satisfy inclusion exclusion criteria recruited participants randomised using website sealed envelope either control group sham heel lifts experimental group heel lifts groups provided education regarding acceptable pain levels ensure participants receive form treatment participants instructed use allocated intervention least 8 h every day 12 weeks primary outcome measure pain intensity numerical rating scale worst previous week secondary outcome measures additional measures achilles tendon pain disability participantperceived global ratings change function level physical activity healthrelated quality life data collected baseline primary endpoint week 12 data analysed using intentiontotreat principle addition acute kinetic kinematic effects interventions examined baseline subpopulation participants n 40 walking running using threedimensional motion analysis lift trial efficacy heel lifts midportion achilles tendinopathy first randomised trial compare efficacy heel lifts sham intervention reducing pain disability people achilles tendinopathy biomechanical analysis provide useful insights mechanism action heel lifts australian new zealand clinical trials registry actrn12623000627651 registered 7 june 2023