Does one size fit all when it comes to exercise treatment for achilles tendinopathy?

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 42-44

  Silbernagel, Karin Grävare ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INJURY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; EXERCISE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 84901985363     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2014.0103     Document Type: Editorial

References (24)

1. Alfredson H, Pietilä T, Jonsson P, Lorentzon R. Heavy-load eccentric calf muscle training for the treatment of chronic Achilles tendinosis. Am J Sports Med. 1998;26:360-366.
2. Aspenberg P. Stimulation of tendon repair: mechanical loading, GDFs and platelets. A mini-review. Int Orthop. 2007;31:783-789. http://dx.doi.org/10. 1007/s00264-007-0398-6.
3. Åström M, Rausing A. Chronic Achilles tendinopathy. A survey of surgical and histopathologic findings. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1995:151-164.
4. Buchanan CI, Marsh RL. Effects of long- Term exercise on the biomechanical properties of the Achilles tendon of guinea fowl. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2001;90:164-171.
5. Enwemeka CS. Functional loading augments the initial tensile strength and energy absorption capacity of regenerating rabbit Achilles tendons. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 1992;71:31-38.
6. Johnston E, Scranton P Jr., Pfeffer GB. Chronic disorders of the Achilles tendon: results of conservative and surgical treatments. Foot Ankle Int. 1997;18:570-574.
7. Jonsson P, Wahlström P, Öhberg L, Alfredson H. Eccentric training in chronic painful impingement syndrome of the shoulder: results of a pilot study. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2006;14:76-81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-004-0611-8.
8. Kannus P, Józsa L, Natri A, Järvinen M. Effects of training, immobilization and remobilization on tendons. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 1997;7:67-71.
9. Khan KM, Cook JL, Kannus P, Maffulli N, Bonar SF. Time to abandon the "tendinitis" myth. BMJ. 2002;324:626-627.
10. Khan KM, Scott A. Mechanotherapy: how physical therapists' prescription of exercise promotes tissue repair. Br J Sports Med. 2009;43:247-252. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2008.054239.
11. Kingma JJ, de Knikker R, Wittink HM, Takken T. Eccentric overload training in patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy: A systematic review. Br J Sports Med. 2007;41:e3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2006.030916.
12. Kjaer M. Role of extracellular matrix in adaptation of tendon and skeletal muscle to mechanical loading. Physiol Rev. 2004;84:649-698. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/physrev.00031.2003.
13. Kjaer M, Langberg H, Miller BF, et al. Metabolic activity and collagen turnover in human tendon in response to physical activity. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2005;5:41-52.
14. Kongsgaard M, Kovanen V, Aagaard P, et al. Corticosteroid injections, eccentric decline squat training and heavy slow resistance training in patellar tendinopathy. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2009;19:790-802. http://dx.doi.org/10. 1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00949.x.
15. Langberg H, Ellingsgaard H, Madsen T, et al. Eccentric rehabilitation exercise increases peritendinous type I collagen synthesis in humans with Achilles tendinosis. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2007;17:61-66. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00522.x.
16. Langberg H, Skovgaard D, Asp S, Kjaer M. Time pattern of exercise-induced changes in type I collagen turnover after prolonged endurance exercise in humans. Calcif Tissue Int. 2000;67:41-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/ s00223001094.
17. Leadbetter WB. Cell-matrix response in tendon injury. Clin Sports Med. 1992;11:533-578.
18. Magnussen RA, Dunn WR, Thomson AB. Nonoperative treatment of midportion Achilles tendinopathy: A systematic review. Clin J Sport Med. 2009;19:54-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0b013e31818ef090.
19. Malliaras P, Barton CJ, Reeves ND, Langberg H. Achilles and patellar tendinopathy loading programmes: A systematic review comparing clinical outcomes and identifying potential mechanisms for effectiveness. Sports Med. 2013;43:267-286. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40279-013-0019-z.
20. Rees JD, Lichtwark GA, Wolman RL, Wilson AM. The mechanism for efficacy of eccentric load-ing in Achilles tendon injury; an in vivo study in humans. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2008;47:1493-1497. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ rheumatology/ken262.
21. Sayana MK, Maffulli N. Eccentric calf muscle training in non- Athletic patients with Achilles tendinopathy. J Sci Med Sport. 2007;10:52-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2006.05.008.
22. Stevens M, Tan CW. Effectiveness of the Alfredson protocol compared with a lower repetition-volume protocol for mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy: A randomized controlled trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014;44:45-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2014.4720.
23. Woodley BL, Newsham-West RJ, Baxter GD. Chronic tendinopathy: effectiveness of eccentric exercise. Br J Sports Med. 2007;41:188-198; discussion 199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2006.029769.
24. Zhang J, Wang JH. Mechanobiological response of tendon stem cells: Implications of tendon homeostasis and pathogenesis of tendinopathy. J Orthop Res. 2010;28:639-643. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jor.21046.