A tendon transfers force from the contracting muscle to the skeletal system to produce
movement and is therefore a crucial component of the entire muscle‐tendon complex and its …

Mechanotransduction is the physiological process where cells sense and respond to
mechanical loads. This paper reclaims the term “mechanotherapy” and presents the current …

The adaptive response of connective tissue to loading requires increased synthesis and
turnover of matrix proteins, with special emphasis on collagen. Collagen formation and …

Here, we review the literature on how tendons respond and adapt to ageing and exercise.
With respect to aging, there are considerable changes early in life, but this seems to be …

Tendons are able to remodel their mechanical and morphological properties in response to
mechanical loading. However, there is little information about the effects of controlled …

Aim: To examine if cross‐sectional area (CSA) differs along the length of the human patellar
tendon (PT), and if there is PT hypertrophy in response to resistance training. Methods …

The purpose of the current study in combination with our previous published data
(Arampatzis et al., 2007) was to examine the effects of a controlled modulation of strain …

Tendons transmit skeletal muscle forces to bone and are essential in all voluntary
movement. In turn, movement appears to affect tendon properties, and in recent years …

Acute exercise induces collagen synthesis in both tendon and muscle, indicating an
adaptive response in the connective tissue of the muscle–tendon unit. However, the …

In skeletal muscle and tendon the extracellular matrix confers important tensile properties
and is crucially important for tissue regeneration after injury. Musculoskeletal tissue …