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Achilles strain changes with exercise and warm up
Let’s press on with our blog mission of translating tendinopathy research into practice! There are a couple of interesting papers this week.
Treadmill running increases Achilles tendon force
Some great stuff in the blog this week. First a paper by Rich Willy et al. comparing patellofemoral and Achilles loads in overground and treadmill running – brings up some interesting questions for running rehab among Achilles patients. Then we have a huge review of exercise and ageing effects on tendon. Although their focus on normal tendon some messages there for loading tendinopathic tendon.
Do isometrics reduce pain in rotator cuff tendinopathy?
A couple of interesting articles in this weeks blog. First a look at a pilot study investigating isometric load and ice for managing pain in acute onset supraspinatus tendinopathy – we are lucky enough to have some insights and comments from the first author too, Phillip Parle. Then we look at ankle dorsiflexion range in the lunge test among insertional Achilles patients with clinical implications galore!
The neuromechanical adaptations to Achilles tendinosis
Ripper blog this week by Ben Cormack, from Cor-Kinetic (Twitter: @CorKinetic). He loves his movement variability and pain science and does a fabulous job of combining them on his courses.
Single leg rehab considerations
The blog today we will focus on one considerations in hip and gluteal tendon rehab - whether to do weightbearing or nonweightbearing rehab. Of course the answer is that both may be important, but let’s explore this a little.
What is the best way to load pathological tendon?
The blog this week focuses on a very interesting question - what is the best way to load a pathological tendon? This blog is co-written by one of my students and a physio from Sweden, Kenneth Färnqvist (@KFarnqvist) who has special interest in tendons and research in this area.
Top tips for proximal hamstring tendinopathy rehab
The blog this week will feature the new narrative review published by Tom Goom et al. on proximal hamstring tendinopathy.
Sagittal plane kinematics and Achilles tendinopathy
This week we will focus on a slide from the new course about sagittal plane kinematic strategy in runners with Achilles tendinopathy with some very interesting clinical take home messages.
9 tendinopathy truths that you MUST know (version 2!)
We will revisit the most popular blog post I think I have ever written – the 9 tendinopathy truths. It has been updated based on feedback from various people. It provides a great start when educating tendinopathy patients.
Why you should use seated calf raise in Achilles tendinopathy
This week we look in detail at a biomechanical study investigating Achilles tendon load at different midportion and enthesis sites, with some very useful clinical implications. Then we examine an Achilles tendinopathy evidence translation tool and also consider how useful these tools really are, and what they tend to leave out.
Tendon stiffness, running biomechanics and performance
The blog theme this week should be ‘going off on tangents’. We look at a study investigating running initial contact angles and the link with tendon stiffness, it’s fairly straight forward but brings up lot’s of interesting biomechanics discussions and tangents! There is also a systematic review of studies on surgery for midportion Achilles tendinopathy.
What are the best run retraining strategies for Achilles tendinopathy?
This weeks blog focuses on run retraining strategies for Achilles tendinopathy, energy storage loads around the Achilles and plantar fascia and how they relate to injury, as well as elastography in tendinopathy and how it may help to shed light on rehab mechanisms.
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