Immobilization ! Power Doppler ! Blood flow velocity ! Procollagen type I N-terminal peptide ! Microdialysis

The effect of acute exercise on collagen turnover in human tendons: influence of prior immobilization period

Researchers investigated how a period of immobility affects the Achilles tendon's response to exercise. In this study, eight healthy men had one leg immobilized for two weeks while the other was used normally. Afterward…