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Risk Ratio, I/C   (95% Confidence   Interval)  P Value  1.26 (0.70-2.25)  P = .43  1.05 (0.15-7.37)  P = .65 a  2.97 (0.12-72.8)  P = .99 ac  1.47 (0.13-16.67)  P = .79 a  P = .04  0.36 (0.10-1.27)  P = .17 a  0.51 (0.38-0.71)  P < .01  4.98 (0.24-102.9)  P = .56 ac  0.98 (0.38-2.51)  P = .97







                    Injury Incidence (%)    or Injury Rate   (Injuries/1000 hr)  I  11.8%  1.3%  0.2%  0.4%  1.5 inj   /1000 hr   play  5.2%  4.1%  1.3%  8.0

                  Results  C  9.4%  1.2%    0.0%      0.3%    0.0 inj   /1000 hr   play  14.2%  7.8%  0.0%  8.2








                      AT cases (n)  C  I  19  22  2  2  0  1  1  2  NR  NR  9  3  111  55  0  2       8  8








                          Injury Definition  AT diagnosed by medical  staff on basis of symptoms   during interview   AT as a result of running  that resulted in stopping  running or pain/stiffness   for ≥10 days  AT diagnosed by medical  officers based on signs and   symptoms  AT from medical records   and diagnosed by   orthopedic surgeon  Non-contact AT diagnosed  by physical therapist and/  or team physician  Self-reported AT  AT obtained from central  database and confir









                          Intervention (I) and Control (C) Groups I: High top basketball shoes with shock-  absorbing capability C: Standard lightweight Israeli infantry boot   I: Education program plus warm-up and  stretching exercises of the lower extremities  I: Stretching of gastrocnemius and soleus C: Stretching of wrist flexors and triceps  I: 18 upper body, lower body and trunk static  stretching exercises before and after physical   C: Limited dynamic stretching I: Ba
               TABLE 6  Prospective Studies Examining Interventions for the Prevention of Achilles Tendinopathy


















                          Design  RCT  RCT  C: Not clear  RCT  RCT  training  HC d  RCT  HC b  RCT  polyethylene)  RCT



                        Subjects and Sample   Sizes  Male Israeli conscripts   during 14-wk training  I: n = 187  C: n = 203  Male runners followed   16 weeks  I: n = 159  C: n = 168  Male Australian   recruits during 12-wk   training  I: n = 548  C: n = 544  Male Japanese recruits   during 12-wk training  I: n = 516  C: n = 382  Female Premier League   Soccer Players  (same team followed   over 3 years)  Male and female   Danish Conscripts   during 12-wk training  I: n = 58











                          Study  Milgrom et al.,   1992 137  vanMechelen    et al., 1993 138  Pope et al.,   1998 139  Amako et al.,   2003 140  Kraemer and   Knobloch   2009 146  Larsen et al.,   2010 141  House et al.,   2013 142  Bonanno et al.,   2018 143  Brud et al.,   2019 145





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