ArticlePhysical therapy in sport : official journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine2021
Effects of kinesiophobia and pain on performance and willingness to perform jumping tests in Achilles tendinopathy: A cross-sectional study.
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- Kinesiophobia contributes to worse functional and patient-reported outcome measures in Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of task-oriented training based on sodium hyaluronate therapy on kinesiophobia in patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Is the VISA-A Still Seaworthy, or Is It in Need of Maintenance?Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Biopsychosocial approach to tendinopathy.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2022Review
- Kinesiophobia Severity Categories and Clinically Meaningful Symptom Change in Persons With Achilles Tendinopathy in a Cross-Sectional Study: Implications for Assessment and Willingness to Exercise.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesFear of movement may be a source of systemic bias in studies reporting functional deficits in patients with Achilles tendinopathy. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of kinesiophobia on completion rate and performance on tests evaluating lower extremity function, while controlling for self-reported pain.
designCross-sectional study;
settingTendon research laboratory.
participantsNinety-four participants with Achilles tendinopathy.
main outcome measuresCompletion (yes/no) and performance (cm) on the counter-movement jump, hopping, and drop counter-movement jump.
resultsThe models fit the data (R^2 = 0.81, both models). TSK score did not predict completion (beta = -0.01, 95% CI = -0.13 - 0.09, P = 0.74) but pain did (beta = -0.36, 95% CI = -0.53 to -0.19, P < 0.0001). TSK score did not predict performance (beta = -0.06, 95% CI = -0.14 - 0.003, P = 0.07), but pain did (beta = -0.15, 95% CI = -0.22 to -0.07, P < 0.0001).
conclusionsKinesiophobia did not affect the physical performance tests in patients with Achilles tendinopathy. Measures of physical performance should be interpreted alongside self-reported pain.
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