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Achilles tendinopathy, Sports Injury
ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY, RECRUITMENT
Participants will be recruited from the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong. The orthopaedic surgeons will explain the details of the trial based on the eligibility criteria. They will screen all patients with Achilles tendinopathy coming for consultation in the outpatient department at the Prince of Wales Hospital. In addition, the information of the study will be sent to the coaches of the sports teams at CUHK. Recruitment information for the trial will also be sent through the internal mass mail system at CUHK. Individuals will come for eligibility assessment at the Sports Injury and Biomechanics Laboratory if they are interested to join the trial.