Dear all, Here is the cream of clinically relevant tendinopathy research this month – don’t forget to look at link to abstracts here: Tendinopathy research blog April References Kulig et al. used a new method of analyzing 2D ultrasound images and found pain is associated with more degenerate tendons – similar to our findings in […]
Dear all, Loads of studies and reviews on tendinopathy injections this month – an area full of debate and opinion – here are some highlights and my opinion to add to the pile. Footnote: injection studies far outnumber clinical tendon loading studies – strange when we consider that loading/load management is the primary management for […]
Dear all, I hope the year has started well and all the best for the remainder ! A solid edition to start the year – including some interesting and surprising studies. Here are some highlights… Wilson and Stacy have reviewed shockwave therapy in Achilles tendinopathy – there were 6 studies in the review – including […]
Dear all, Welcome to the last edition of the tendinopathy research blog for 2012. It is a brief but interesting one…here is a brief overview: Fong et al. & Dunkerman et al. investigate acetylcholine induced tenocyte proliferation and altered proteoglycan function, respectively – both may have a role in tendon pathology. Couppe et al. suggest […]
Dear all, Please find a link below to the monthly tendinopathy research update. As always I have included all studies with a clinical focus but only laboratory studies with a direct clinical implications. Here are some highlights: Mann et al show that kinematic patterns around the hip and knee during jumping may predispose to […]
Dear all, Please find a list of recent tendinopathy research abstracts organised into categories. As it is the first tendinopathy research update, it is my pick of tendinopathy research over the last few months. Future updates will be shorter and only include NEW research over the last month. Here are some highlights: Bokhari & Murrell […]
Usain Bolt: Achilles powerhouse or Achilles heel?
With the men’s 100m final only hours away I’ve been thinking again about Usain Bolt’s previous Achilles tendon injury (2010) and the impact it has had on his performance since his world record breaking performance in 2009. Sprinting is a very tendon biased activity because the muscle stretch-shortening cycle is particularly fast, so fast that […]
