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ArticleBrazilian journal of physical therapy

Interventions used for Rehabilitation and Prevention of Patellar Tendinopathy in athletes: a survey of Brazilian Sports Physical Therapists.

Luciana De Michelis Mendonça, Natália Franco Netto Bittencourt, Laís Emanuelle Meira Alves, Renan Alves Resende, Fábio Viadanna Serrão

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Article in Brazilian journal of physical therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Luciana De Michelis MendonçaPhysical Therapy Department, School of Biological and Health Sciences (FCBS), Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e do Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brazil; Postgraduate Program of Rehabilitation and Functional Performance (PPGReab), Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e do Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: lucianademichelis@yahoo.com.br.
Natália Franco Netto BittencourtCentro Universitário UNI-BH e Minas Tenis Clube, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Laís Emanuelle Meira AlvesPhysical Therapy Department, School of Biological and Health Sciences (FCBS), Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e do Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brazil.
Renan Alves ResendePostgraduate Program of Rehabilitation and Functional Performance (PPGReab), Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e do Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, MG, Brazil; Physical Therapy Department, School of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Fábio Viadanna SerrãoPhysical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brazil; Postgraduate Program of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri · BRCentro Universitário de Belo Horizonte · BRUniversidade Federal de São Carlos · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectives(1) To identify the type and frequency of interventions used by Brazilian physical therapists to treat and prevent the occurrence of patellar tendinopathy in athletes and the criteria used to return to sport; (2) to compare the interventions used to the grade of recommendation of current evidence.

methodsDesign: cross-sectional study.

settingonline survey throughout sports physical therapy association.

participantsPhysical therapists who were invited to complete a structured questionnaire.

main outcome measuresInterventions more frequently used for treating and preventing PT in athletes and the criteria used to define return to sport.

resultsOne-hundred and twenty-one physical therapists participated in this study. Quadriceps eccentric strengthening (75.2%), education (61.2%) and lower limb joint/lumbo-pelvic stabilization/hamstrings stretching (59.5%) were more frequently cited for prevention purposes, while lower limb joint stabilization (81.8%), education (80.2%) and myofascial release (78.5%) were more frequently reported for treatment. The majority of the physical therapists based their decision of athlete discharge on a combination of pain intensity, function and functional test results (44.6%).

conclusionThere was inconsistency between interventions used in clinical practice and interventions recommended by the best available evidence.

Indexed as

AthletesBrazilCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPhysical TherapistsQuadriceps MuscleRehabilitationSportsSurveys and QuestionnairesTendinopathyPreventionRehabilitationSportsTendon injury

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PMID30581095
PMCPMC6994308
OpenAlexW2905850114

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