Chronic tendon injuries present unique management challenges. The assumption that these injuries result from ongoing inflammation has caused physicians to rely on treatments demonstrated to be ineffective in the long term. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs should be limited in the treatment of these injuries. Corticosteroid injections should be considered for temporizing pain relief only for...

BACKGROUND Progressive high-load exercise (PHLE) has led to positive clinical results in patients with patellar and Achilles tendinopathy. However, its effects on rotator cuff tendinopathy still need to be investigated. PURPOSE To assess the clinical effects of PHLE versus low-load exercise (LLE) among patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy. STUDY DESIGN Randomized controlled trial; Level ...

BACKGROUND the aim was to quantify the effect of a novel high volume-image guided injection (HVIGI) technique for recalcitrant patellar tendinopathy (PT). METHODS twenty patients (8 prospective; 12 retrospective) with ultrasonographically confirmed proximal PT were recruited. A HVIGI under ultra-sound guidance of 10 ml 0.5% Bupivacaine, 25 mg Hydrocortisone and 30 ml normal saline at the inte...

Patellar tendinopathy is a common and difficult-to-treat overuse injury of the patellar tendon with a very negative impact on the careers of many athletes. It appears to involve a failed healing process in the tendon--not inflammation--and has consequences for the treatment strategy. Rehabilitation programs are based on the principles of load reduction and an eccentric exercise program to impro...

Tendon-related disorders are a common condition in both sports medicine and orthopedic clinical practice. Ultrasonography, power doppler, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) the most widespread technologies, but use of ultrasound elastography—including strain elastography shear wave elastography—has been increasing last years. The aim this paper is to evaluate tendon-related disorders. Research Pu...

Aim: Determining the effectiveness of developed comprehensive physical rehabilitation program for athletes with chronic patellar tendinopathy. Materials and Methods: Participants were randomly divided into main control groups consisting 11 people each. The complex in group combined laser therapy different types therapeutic exercises, was excluded. intervention evaluated by intensity pain patell...

OBJECTIVE The aetiology of patellar tendinopathy (jumper's knee) remains unclear. To see whether landing strategy might be a risk factor for the development of this injury, this study examined whether landing dynamics from drop jumps differed among healthy volleyball players (CON) and volleyball players with a jumper's knee. The patients with jumper's knee were divided into an asymptomatic grou...