Conservative management for tendinopathy: Is there enough scientific evidence?

Rheumatology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 390-391

  Maffulli, N ^a   Longo, U G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOSE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; POLIDOCANOL;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE MODEL; EDITORIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EPICONDYLITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MICROWAVE THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REST; SHOCK WAVE; SPLINTING; TENDINITIS; TENDON SURGERY; TENNIS ELBOW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WORKPLACE; NOTE; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; TENDINOPATHY; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 43049153464     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ken011     Document Type: Editorial

References (24)

1. Longo UG, Franceschi F, Ruzzini L et al. Histopathology of the supraspinatus tendon in rotator cuff tears. Am J Sports Med 2007 [Epub ahed of print]; doi: 10.1177/0363546507308549.
2. Longo UG, Franceschi F, Ruzzini L et al. Light microscopic histology of supraspinatus tendon ruptures. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2007;15:1390-4.
3. Astrom M, Westlin N. No effect of piroxicam on Achilles tendinopathy. A randomized study of 70 patients. Acta Orthop Scand 1992;63:631-4.
4. Magra M, Maffulli N. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs in tendinopathy: Friend or foe. Clin J Sport Med 2006;16:1-3.
5. Mafi N, Lorentzon R, Alfredson H. Superior short-term results with eccentric calf muscle training compared to concentric training in a randomized prospective multicenter study on patients with chronic Achilles tendinosis. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2001;9:42-7.
6. Roos EM, Engstrom M, Lagerquist A, Soderberg B. Clinical improvement after 6 weeks of eccentric exercise in patients with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy - a randomized trial with 1-year follow-up. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2004;14:286-95.
7. Rompe JD, Nafe B, Furia JP, Maffulli N. Eccentric loading, shock-wave treatment, or a wait-and-see policy for tendinopathy of the main body of tendo Achillis: A randomized controlled trial. Am J Sports Med 2007;35:374-83.
8. Sayana MK, Maffulli N. Eccentric calf muscle training in non-athletic patients with Achilles tendinopathy. J Sci Med Sport 2007;10:52-8.
9. Murrell GA. Oxygen free radicals and tendon healing. J Shouldr Elbow Surg 2007;16:S208-14.
10. Paoloni JA, Appleyard RC, Nelson J, Murrell GA. Topical nitric oxide application in the treatment of chronic extensor tendinosis at the elbow: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Am J Sports Med 2003;31:915-20.
11. Paoloni JA, Appleyard RC, Nelson J, Murrell GA. Topical glyceryl trinitrate treatment of chronic noninsertional achilles tendinopathy. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2004;86A:916-22.
12. Paoloni JA, Appleyard RC, Nelson J, Murrell GA. Topical glyceryl trinitrate application in the treatment of chronic supraspinatus tendinopathy: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Am J Sports Med 2005;33:806-13.
13. Maxwell NJ, Ryan MB, Taunton JE, Gillies JH, Wong AD. Sonographically guided intratendinous injection of hyperosmolar dextrose to treat chronic tendinosis of the Achilles tendon: A pilot study. Am J Roentgenol 2007;189:W215-20.
14. Hoksrud A, Ohberg L, Alfredson H, Bahr R. Ultrasound-guided sclerosis of neovessels in painful chronic patellar tendinopathy: A randomized controlled trial. Am J Sports Med 2006;34:1738-46.
15. Rompe JD, Furia J, Weil L, Maffulli N. Shock wave therapy for chronic plantar fasciopathy. Br Med Bull 2007;81-82:183-208.
16. Rompe JD, Maffulli N. Repetitive shock wave therapy for lateral elbow tendinopathy (tennis elbow): A systematic and qualitative analysis. Br Med Bull 2007;83:355-78.
17. Giombini A, Giovannini V, Di Cesare A et al. Hyperthermia induced by microwave diathermy in the management of muscle and tendon injuries. Br Med Bull 2007;83:379-96.
18. Giombini A, Di Cesare A, Safran MR, Ciatti R, Maffulli N. Short-term effectiveness of hyperthermia for supraspinatus tendinopathy in athletes: A short-term randomized controlled study. Am J Sports Med 2006;34:1247-53.
19. Warden SJ. A new direction for ultrasound therapy in sports medicine. Sports Med 2003;33:95-107.
20. D'Vaz AP, Ostor AJ, Speed CA et al. Pulsed low-intensity ultrasound therapy for chronic lateral epicondylitis: A randomized controlled trial. Rheumatology 2006; 45:566-70.
21. Warden SJ, Metcalf BR, Kiss ZS et al. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound for chronic patellar tendinopathy: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Rheumatology 2008;47:467-71.
22. Magra M, Maffulli N. Genetics: Does it play a role in tendinopathy? Clin J Sport Med 2007;17:231-3.
23. Richardson LE, Dudhia J, Clegg PD, Smith R. Stem cells in veterinary medicine-attempts at regenerating equine tendon after injury. Trends Biotechnol 2007;25:409-16.
24. Bagnaninchi PO, Yang Y, El Haj AJ, Maffulli N. Tissue engineering for tendon repair. Br J Sports Med 2007;41:e10.