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A 35-year-old runner has 6 months of midportion Achilles tendinopathy unresponsive to RICE and NSAIDs. Which evidence-based treatment has the strongest support as first-line rehabilitation?

Corticosteroid injection into the Achilles tendon Alfredson eccentric heel-drop protocol (3 sets of 15 reps, twice daily, for 12 weeks) Surgical tenotomy and debridement Extended immobilization in a walking boot for 8 weeks

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Alfredson eccentric heel-drop protocol (3 sets of 15 reps, twice daily, for 12 weeks)

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