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Observational studyPhysical therapy in sport : official journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine2025

Effects of an exercise program on calf muscle characteristics in patients with Achilles tendinopathy.

Merve Karapınar, Hayley Powell Smitheman, Stephanie Grace Cone, Karin Grävare Silbernagel

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Observational study in Physical therapy in sport : official journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Merve KarapınarFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkiye.
Hayley Powell SmithemanDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
Stephanie Grace ConeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
Karin Grävare SilbernagelDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA. Electronic address: kgs@udel.edu.

Funding

Recovery of symptoms, function, tendon structure and mechanical properties in patients with Achilles Tendinopathy: A comparison between men and womenR01AR072034 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI GRAVARE SILBERNAGEL, KARIN M E · 2018 to 2022
$2.5M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR072034
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective in participants with Achilles tendinopathy. Additionally, it explored the relationships between muscle adaptations and functional outcomes.

designProspective observational study.

settingLaboratory-based assessment.

participantsThirty-five participants with Achilles tendinopathy completed a 16-week exercise program.

main outcome measuresMuscle EI of the medial (MG) and lateral gastrocnemius (LG) and soleus (SOL) was assessed using ImageJ. B-mode ultrasound was used to measure MG

resultsMG

conclusionsThe exercise program reduced muscle EI and increased hypertrophy but did not significantly improve calf endurance. Further research should explore how muscle adaptations affect function in Achilles tendinopathy rehabilitation.

Indexed as

Achilles TendonExercise TherapyMuscle, SkeletalTendinopathyAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesUltrasonographyExercise therapyMuscle adaptationMuscle hypertrophySilbernagel protocolTherapeutic exerciseUltrasonography

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PMID41061600
PMCPMC12665314

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