Assessment and monitoring of Achilles tendinopathy in clinical practice: a qualitative descriptive exploration of the barriers clinicians face

• Myles Calder Murphy,
• Paola Chivers,
• Ebonie Kendra Rio,
• William Gibson,
• Caroline Bulsara,
• Sean Docking,
• James Debenham,
• Mervyn Travers

Affiliations

Myles Calder Murphy

School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Paola Chivers

4 Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Ebonie Kendra Rio

La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

William Gibson

School of Physiotherapy, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Caroline Bulsara

School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Sean Docking

2School of Physiotherapy, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia

James Debenham

1University of Notre Dame Australia

Mervyn Travers

2Curtin University, Australia