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Welcome back to part two of the lateral epicondylalgia series. In this section we are going to focus on treatment considerations and commonly used manual therapy techniques and exercise prescription. This is the first blog that focusses on using Mulligan mobilisation with movement techniques (MWMs) for the treatment of pain.
Read MoreThis is a two-part series looking at the pathophysiology, clinical assessment and treatment of a common elbow pain condition, lateral epicondylalgia. In this blog we discuss new research that explains the complexities of this condition, why tennis elbow and epicondylitis are terms no longer used and how our assessment should be structured.
Read MoreLet's continue to learn about the management of tendinopathy and this week look at the 4-stage management plan for patella tendinopathy presented by Malliaras, Cook, Purdam & Rio (2015). I've learnt so much about isometric exercises, isotonic loading, energy storage and release and return to sport from these amazing authors.
Read MoreEccentric muscle strengthening has become the primary conservative management approach for Achilles tendinopathy and popularized by the Alfredson program, however up to 45% of patients do not respond to this approach. Other loading programs such as Silbernagel-combined loading program incorporates eccentric-concentric, eccentric and then faster loading. The purpose of this blog is to review this combined loading program in the treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy.
Read MoreThe aim of this blog is to explore one landmark article in particular published in 2009 titled "Is tendon pathology a continuum? A pathology model to explain the clinical presentation of load-induced tendinopathy". Cook proposes that from the new research on tendon pathology there are three main phases of the process; reactive tendinopathy, tendon dysrepair, and degenerative tendinopathy.
Read MorePosterior impingement relates to posterior pain on end-range plantar flexion (PF) due to compression of posterior bony and soft tissue structures. Often seen caused by overuse in dancers and football, or activities that involved repetitive end range PF. This blog describes the bony causes often related to posterior ankle impingement and the differential diagnosis involved.
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