Achilles and patellar tendons are commonly affected by tendinopathy. Injury to these
tendons can severely impact upon sports, recreational and everyday activities. Eccentric …

Introduction Achilles and patellar tendinopathy are overuse injuries that are common among
athletes. Isolated eccentric muscle training has become the dominant conservative …

The prescription of eccentric loading is considered as a mainstay of non-operative
rehabilitation programmes for mid-substance chronic Achilles tendinopathy. Such exercises …

Tendinopathy is a very common disorder in both recreational and elite athletes. Many
individuals have recurrent symptoms that lead to chronic conditions and termination of …

Background: Eccentric overload training seems to be a promising conservative intervention
in patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy. The efficacy of eccentric overload training on …

Painful tendon disorders are a major problem in competitive and recreational sports [1, 2].
Tendon injuries are difficult to manage, and current conservative and surgical management …

Achilles Tendinopathy is a complex problem, with the most common conservative treatment
being eccentric exercises. Despite multiple studies assessing this treatment regime little is …

Tendinopathies represent one of the most frequent sport injuries and their correct treatment
is a crucial issue in sport medicine practice. In most of the cases, these multifactorial …

An important aspect of physical therapy is the prescription and implementation of exercise.
The goals of exercise include improvement of impairments and disabilities identified during …

Background Assuming that the mechanisms inducing adaptation in healthy tendons yield
similar responses in tendinopathic tendons, we hypothesized that a high-loading exercise …