Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of eccentric
training and eccentric training with static stretching exercises in the management of patellar …

Background: The use of ice as a supplement to an exercise programme has been
recommended for the management of lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET). No studies have …

Background: The therapeutic efficacy of non-surgical treatment strategies in Achilles
tendinopathy (AT) has not been well clarified. Time-consuming and costly combinations of …

Objective: To assess the relationship between muscle-tendon function and symptoms in
patients with Achilles tendinopathy using a validated test battery. Design: A prospective non …

Purpose. To evaluate the effects of eccentric strengthening exercises (ESE) in athletic
patients with Achilles tendinopathy. Methods. Forty-five athletic patients (29 men, average …

Eccentric exercises (EE) have proved successful in the management of chronic
tendinopathy, particularly of the Achilles and patellar tendons, where they have been shown …

Introduction: Sports injuries frequently involve tendons, muscles and ligaments. The variable
outcome of surgery and medical treatment support early functional treatments. Eccentric …

Objectives 1) To identify all outcomes measures used in trials utilizing exercise-based
interventions for mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy (AT) that assess self-reported pain and …

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of Cyriax physiotherapy, a supervised exercise
programme, and polarized polychromatic non-coherent light (Bioptron light) in the treatment …

The activity of the sympathetic nervous system is of importance to manual therapists, since
the experience of pain is associated with sympathetic activity. There has been little …