Assessment and monitoring of Achilles tendinopathy in clinical practice: a qualitative descriptive exploration of the barriers clinicians face

MC Murphy, J Debenham, C Bulsara… - BMJ Open Sport & …, 2022 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Our primary objective was to explore the barriers preventing clinicians from implementing
what they think is ideal practice as it relates to using tools to aid diagnosis and monitor …

The VISA-A questionnaire: a valid and reliable index of the clinical severity of Achilles tendinopathy

JM Robinson, JL Cook, C Purdam… - British journal of sports …, 2001 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background—There is no disease specific, reliable, and valid clinical measure of Achilles
tendinopathy. Objective—To develop and test a questionnaire based instrument that would …

TENDINopathy Severity Assessment–Achilles (TENDINS-A): development and content validity assessment of a new patient-reported outcome measure for Achilles …

MC Murphy, R Newsham-West, J Cook… - Journal of Orthopaedic & …, 2024 - jospt.org
OBJECTIVE: To develop a new patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) assessing
TENDINopathy Severity of the Achilles (TENDINS-Achilles) and evaluate its content validity …

[HTML][HTML] Physiotherapy management of Achilles tendinopathy

P Malliaras - Journal of Physiotherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
This review focuses on two distinct but related conditions: midportion Achilles tendinopathy
and insertional Achilles tendinopathy. They are characterised by localised pain (Figure 1) …

Cross-cultural adaptation of the VISA-A questionnaire, an index of clinical severity for patients with Achilles tendinopathy, with reliability, validity and structure …

KG Silbernagel, R Thomeé, J Karlsson - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2005 - Springer
Background Achilles tendinopathy is considered to be one of the most common overuse
injuries in elite and recreational athletes and the recommended treatment varies. One factor …

Understanding and managing Achilles tendinopathy

P Sharma, N Maffulli - British Journal of Hospital Medicine …, 2006 - magonlinelibrary.com
Achilles tendinopathy is common among athletes participating in racquet sports, track and
field, volleyball and soccer. Greater participation in recreational and competitive sporting …

Dutch multidisciplinary guideline on Achilles tendinopathy

RJ de Vos, AC van der Vlist, J Zwerver… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To provide a comprehensive, evidence-based overview of the risk factors,
prevention, diagnosis, imaging, treatment and prognosis for Achilles tendinopathy. To make …

The clinical diagnosis of Achilles tendinopathy: a scoping review

W Matthews, R Ellis, J Furness, WA Hing - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Background Achilles tendinopathy describes the clinical presentation of pain localised to the
Achilles tendon and associated loss of function with tendon loading activities. However …

[HTML][HTML] The Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment–Achilles questionnaire (VISA-A)–a reliable tool for measuring Achilles tendinopathy

JV Iversen, EM Bartels, H Langberg - International journal of sports …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a common pathology and the aetiology is
unknown. For valid and reliable assessment The Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment …

Is the VISA-A Still Seaworthy, or Is It in Need of Maintenance?

HB Sigurðsson… - Orthopaedic Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment–Achilles (VISA-A) questionnaire is
validated and widely used in Achilles tendinopathy. How well it can evaluate treatment …