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Table 2 Treatment protocol of a player who was diagnosed with a partial muscle tear (type 3a) of the soleus muscle (c.f. Figs. 1Q, 2Q and 3)

From: Return to play after treating acute muscle injuries in elite football players with radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy

Day

Physiotherapy

Rehabilitation

rESWT

1

Cryo, Comp

  

2

Cryo, Comp

  

3

Cryo, Comp

  

4

Cryo, Comp, MT

Swimming

7000/2.5

5

Cryo, Comp, MT

Swimming

7000/2.5

6

Cryo, Comp, MT

Swimming, R/W/P triceps surae (TheraBand)

 

7

Cryo, Comp, MT

 

7000/2.5

8

MT

Bicycling, R/W/P triceps surae (TheraBand)

7000/3.0

9

MT

Bicycling, R/W/P triceps surae (TheraBand)

 

10

MT

Bicycling, R/W/P triceps surae (training device)

 

11

MT

Bicycling

 

12

MT

Bicycling, R/W/P triceps surae (training device)

7000/3.0

13

MT

Running (10 × 1 min running followed by 1 min walking)

7000/3.0

14

 

Running (10 × 2 min running followed by 1 min walking)

 

15

MT

R/W/P triceps surae (training device)

7000/3.2

16

MT

Running (2 × 10 min)

7000/3.2

17

MT

R/W/P triceps surae (training device)

 

18

MT

 

7000/3.2

19

MT

R/W/P triceps surae (training device), running (20 min)

7000/3.0

20

MT

Running (30 min)

7000/3.4

21

 

Running (40 min) incl. 4 × 3 min intervals at 80% of maximum heart-rate/lactate threshold

 
  1. rESWT, radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (Swiss DolorClast (Electro Medical Systems, Nyon, Switzerland) with EvoBlue handpiece and 36-mm applicator): number of radial extracorporeal shock waves per session/air pressure (bar); Cryo, cryotherapy; Comp, compression; MT, manual therapy; R/W/P, resistance/weight-training/progressive physiotherapy exercise programme