
443Electromagnetic Fields in the Treatment of Tendon Injury
26.6.1 EquinE Hospitals
The various U.S. equine hospitals that manage the many types of therapies offered (2014) are shown
in Table 26.3. This large variation is indicative of the general disagreement on a preferred method,
rather than an endorsement of the technologies.
26.6.2 Human acHillEs tEndon
The human Achilles tendon (AT) is an excellent counterpart to the equine SDFT as it is the stron-
gest and thickest tendon in the human body, serving as a basic function to connect the soleus and
gastrocnemius muscles to the calcaneus bone, allowing plantar exion about the ankle joint.
The ...