Advances toward transformative therapies for tendon diseases

BR Freedman, DJ Mooney, E Weber - Science translational medicine, 2022 - science.org
Approved therapies for tendon diseases have not yet changed the clinical practice of
symptomatic pain treatment and physiotherapy. This review article summarizes advances in …

[HTML][HTML] Current understanding of the diagnosis and management of the tendinopathy: An update from the lab to the clinical practice

L Canosa-Carro, M Bravo-Aguilar, V Abuín-Porras… - Disease-a-Month, 2022 - Elsevier
Tendinopathy is labeled by many authors as a troublesome, common pathology, present in
up to 30% medical care consultations involving musculoskeletal conditions. Despite the …

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 …

Outcome measures in the management of gluteal tendinopathy: a systematic review of their measurement properties

AM Nasser, AM Fearon, A Grimaldi… - British Journal of …, 2022 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective Evaluate properties of outcome measures for gluteal tendinopathy. Design
Multistage scoping/systematic review. Data sources Cochrane, PubMed, Embase, Scopus …

TENDINopathy Severity assessment–Achilles (TENDINS-A): evaluation of reliability and validity in accordance with COSMIN recommendations

MC Murphy, F McCleary, D Hince… - British Journal of …, 2024 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the construct validity (structural validity and hypothesis testing),
reliability (test–retest reliability, measurement error and internal consistency) and minimal …

Cross cultural adaptation and validation of the Greek version of the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) index

S Karanasios, V Korakakis, A Diochnou… - Disability and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose We aimed to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff
index into Greek (WORC-GR) and evaluate its reliability and validity in a Greek speaking …

The VISA-A (sedentary) should be used for sedentary patients with Achilles tendinopathy: a modified version of the VISA-A developed and evaluated in accordance …

R Norris, JL Cook, JE Gaida, T Maddox… - British journal of sports …, 2023 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To develop and evaluate a modified version of the Victorian Institute of Sport
Assessment-Achilles (VISA-A) questionnaire, for use in sedentary patients with Achilles …

Quantifying Fear Avoidance Behaviors in People With Concussion: A COSMIN-Informed Systematic Review

LJ Sherwood, V Korakakis, AB Mosler… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2023 - jospt.org
OBJECTIVE: The validity of existing fear avoidance behavior patient-reported outcome
measures (PROMs) for concussion is unknown. This study aims to (1) identify PROMs that …

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 …

Tendinopathy VISAs have expired—is it time for outcome renewals?

V Korakakis, R Whiteley, A Kotsifaki… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2021 - Springer
Over 20 years ago, clinical researchers greatly improved our understanding of the multi-
faceted nature of the burden of tendinopathy when the first patient-report outcome measure …