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 (pain and dysfunction in a tendon) is a prevalent clinical musculoskeletal
presentation across the age spectrum, mostly in active and sporting people. Excess load …

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

Background Lower extremity tendinopathy is a common sports injury, but it can also affect
non-athletes. Because tendinopathy is difficult to treat and has negative effects on the ability …

Background Platelet‐rich therapies are being used increasingly in the treatment of
musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries such as ligament, muscle and tendon tears and …

Context Tendon disorders comprise 30% to 50% of all activity-related injuries; chronic
degenerative tendon disorders (tendinopathy) occur frequently and are difficult to treat …

The intrinsic pathogenetic mechanisms of tendinopathies are largely unknown and whether
inflammation or degeneration has the prominent role is still a matter of debate. Assuming …

Tendinopathy is characterized by pain in the tendon and impaired performance sometimes
associated with swelling of the tendon. Its diagnosis is usually clinical but ultrasonography …

Objective: To study the cumulative incidence of Achilles tendon rupture and tendinopathy
among former top-level athletes. Design: Historical cohort study. Setting: Finland …

Achilles tendinopathy is a common cause of disability. Despite the economic and social
relevance of the problem, the causes and mechanisms of Achilles tendinopathy remain …