ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2022
Foundational Principles and Adaptation of the Healthy and Pathological Achilles Tendon in Response to Resistance Exercise: A Narrative Review and Clinical Implications.
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- Effectiveness of Exercise Treatments with or without Adjuncts for Common Lower Limb Tendinopathies: A Living Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
- Gastrocnemius electrical stimulation increases ankle dorsiflexion strength in patients with post-acute sequelae of SARS-COV-2 (PASC): a double-blind randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Exercise parameters to consider for Achilles tendinopathy: a modified Delphi study with international experts.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Current Concepts in Pathogenesis and Conservative Management of Supraspinous Tendinopathies Using Shockwave Therapy-A Narrative Review of the Literature.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Current Concepts in the Nonoperative Management of Achilles Tendon Pathologies: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Understanding the impact of Achilles lipid content on tendon mechanical parameters: a cross-sectional study of people with familial hypercholesterolemia and healthy controls.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- An Exercise-Based Precision Medicine Tool and Smartphone App for Managing Achilles Tendinopathy (the 'PhysViz' System): User-Centered Development Study.JMIR human factors · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Kinesiotherapy in the Treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy-A Narrative Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- A Comparative Study of the Graston Technique and Alfredson Protocol in the Management of Achilles Tendinopathy.Cureus · 2024Article
- The effects of 6-week home-based static stretching, dynamic stretching, or eccentric exercise interventions on muscle-tendon properties and functional performance in older women.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Article
- Current practice, guideline adherence, and barriers to implementation for Achilles tendinopathy rehabilitation: a survey of physical therapists and people with Achilles tendinopathy.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Smart Chemical Sensor and Biosensor Networks for Healthcare 4.0.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Optimizing repair of tendon ruptures and chronic tendinopathies: Integrating the use of biomarkers with biological interventions to improve patient outcomes and clinical trial design.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Review
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Abstract
Therapeutic exercise is widely considered a first line fundamental treatment option for managing tendinopathies. As the Achilles tendon is critical for locomotion, chronic Achilles tendinopathy can have a substantial impact on an individual's ability to work and on their participation in physical activity or sport and overall quality of life. The recalcitrant nature of Achilles tendinopathy coupled with substantial variation in clinician-prescribed therapeutic exercises may contribute to suboptimal outcomes. Further, loading the Achilles tendon with sufficiently high loads to elicit positive tendon adaptation (and therefore promote symptom alleviation) is challenging, and few works have explored tissue loading optimization for individuals with tendinopathy. The mechanism of therapeutic benefit that exercise therapy exerts on Achilles tendinopathy is also a subject of ongoing debate. Resultingly, many factors that may contribute to an optimal therapeutic exercise protocol for Achilles tendinopathy are not well described. The aim of this narrative review is to explore the principles of tendon remodeling under resistance-based exercise in both healthy and pathologic tissues, and to review the biomechanical principles of Achilles tendon loading mechanics which may impact an optimized therapeutic exercise prescription for Achilles tendinopathy.
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