Background The absence of a single, identifiable traumatic cause has been traditionally
used as a definition for a causative factor of overuse injury. Excessive loading, insufficient …

Tendinopathy is a multifactorial spectrum of tendon disorders that affects different
anatomical sites and is characterized by activity-related tendon pain. These disorders are …

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an
ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy …

The hallmark characteristics of rotator cuff (RC) tendinopathy are pain and weakness,
experienced most commonly during shoulder external rotation and elevation. Assessment is …

Tendinopathy has become the accepted term to describe a spectrum of changes that occur
in damaged and/or diseased tendons. Over the past 2 decades, there have been new …

The biggest compartment of the musculoskeletal system is the tendons and ligaments. In
particular, tendons are dense tissues connecting muscle to bone that are critical for the …

Objective Our primary objective was to summarise the known effects of locally administered
glucocorticoid on tendon tissue and tendon cells. Methods We conducted a systematic …

Approximately 6% of the general population reports Achilles tendon pain during their
lifetime. 63 Of these patients, roughly one-third will have insertional Achilles tendinopathy …

Background The role of inflammation in tendinopathy has historically been a subject of
significant controversy. Our primary aim was to determine whether inflammatory cell …

Achilles tendinopathy (AT) occurs in athletic and sedentary people. The incidence in top
level runners has been estimated between 7% and 9%, 1 and 30% of patients have a …