Introduction Tendons are metabolically active structures, and their biochemical,
biomechanical and structural properties adapt to chronic exercise. However, abnormal …

This review examines recent studies on the effects of exercise on tendons in animal models.
Although tendon adaptation to exercise has been described using histology, morphometry …

Mechanical loading can influence tendon collagen homeostasis in animal models, while the
dynamics of the human adult tendon core tissue are more debatable. Currently available …

Tendon has been shown to undergo remodeling in response to strength or endurance
training, however, compared to muscle, studies of the effects of exercise on tendon are …

Methods PubMed/Medline, SPORTDiscus, and Google Scholar databases were searched
for studies examining the effect of training on material, mechanical, and morphological …

Movement is caused by force transmission from contracting muscles to bone via tendon. The
collagen structure of tendon is organized in a very hierarchical manner. The collagen fibril is …

Understanding how tendons adapt to load is crucial to understanding how training can
improve performance, minimise the risk of injury and aid rehabilitation. Adaptation is the …

Tendons are designed to withstand considerable loads. Mechanical loading of tendon tissue
results in upregulation of collagen expression and increased synthesis of collagen protein …

Background The present article systematically reviews recent literature on the in vivo
adaptation of asymptomatic human tendons following increased chronic mechanical …

The function of tendons can be classified into two categories: tensile force transmission, and
storage and release of elastic energy during locomotion. The action of tendons in storing …