Tendon loading, revisiting Alfredson 10 yrs later = progress slowly! Isometric to eccentric strengthening adding range 📐then load 🏋️‍♂️before transitioning to low level plyometrics then dynamic return to sport. 🗝s 1)Limit “wrapping” (>90 deg) 2)Increase step rate 🏃‍♂️#amssm2019

Looking beyond the tendon in tendinopathy –the emerging role of psychosocial factors? Practitioners needed to recognise that an injured athlete’s thoughts, feelings and actions may influence the outcome of rehabilitation. 🗣️by Sean Mc Auliffe Full Video 👉 youtu.be/yPpj9Kf10Wg

Spot of sham-surgery anyone? #SexyScalpel Great graphic Running-Physio ow.ly/ztHW50xsu55

NSAIDs may impair the effects of loading in tendinopathy. Prof. Michael Kjær @ #sportskongres

Michael Kjær on inflammation and the early stages of tendinopathies. There's evidence of inflammation, yet, NSAIDs have no effect. #sportskongres

Ingesting collagen may increase collagen synthesis. Could be an area of further exploration in tendinopathy management. #sportskongres

Incidence of Achilles tendinopathy in recreational runners: 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ • 1 in 20 runners experience Achilles Tendinopthy • 4% of 10km runners • 7.4% of marathon runners ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/31892…

Shift alert: 'You do not need to see clear Achilles tendinopathy patients multiple times... Educate, instruct and use the Kieran O'Sullivan test to see if they understand' 👉 Great statement to think about... Also from a policy perspective Achilles Tendons #Sportskongres 👏👏👏

Had the privilege to see some early data of this study last year during my visit at Bispebjerg hospital #tendon #seminalworkagain Early development of tendinopathy in humans: Sequence of pathological changes in structure and tissue turnover signaling onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Free access to read via this link until the 30th March: authors.elsevier.com/a/1aW3z57UJnAI… Get it while it's hot 🔥☄️ Michael Rathleff JSAMS T Graven-Nielsen @_KristianLyng @larshenrik_ucn Henrik Riel x.com/_JSAMS/status/…

Ultrasound speckle tracking of Achilles tendon in individuals with unilateral tendinopathy: a pilot study "Achilles tendons affected by tendinopathy display a reduced sliding between the superficial layer and deeper layer of the tendon" link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Tendinopathy: Looking beyond the tendon. Please find our new podcast. Out Now soundcloud.com/user-626925609… Thank you Adrian Mallows Sean Matsuno Melanie Plinsinga👇👇👇

I hope you are all having a great Easter break - take a listen to the latest episode of Talking Tendons where I discuss pressure massage vs eccentric exercise in Achilles tendinopathy. #talkingtendons #tendonrehab tendinopathyrehab.com/blog/podcasts/…

Our latest article Current Clinical Concepts for Treatment for Achilles Tendinopathy. Thank you Journal of Athletic Training for publishing and to my co-authors Andrew Sprague and Shawn Hanlon

Further evidence of the impact on the lived experience of individuals with Achilles tendinopathy 🤓📚 - open access out now 👉 doi.org/10.1371/journa… Great work by @DrJeffTurner & team PeterMalliaras and Jimmy Goulis

Great work by Arco van der Vlist Isometric exercises do not provide immediate pain relief in Achilles tendinopathy: A quasi-randomized clinical tria… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32474979/

Great work!!

Time to put down the scalpel? The role of surgery in Tendinopathy. Our infographic featured in @bjsm_bmj thanks to Running-Physio 🙏🏻

The response to isometric exercise is variable both within and across tendinopathy populations. Nice work Neal L Millar et al bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/bmjose…

**FREE WEBINAR** Pete and Andrew will delve into Achilles tendinopathy, rehab assessment markers, things to look out for and when to refer on. Registration via link below: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… PeterMalliaras Christian Barton #tendinopathy #achilles