Physiotherapist, MSc, PhD student (rehabilitation of chronic Achilles tendinopathy)

Joined February 2015
Tendon loading, revisiting Alfredson 10 yrs later = progress slowly! Isometric to eccentric strengthening adding range 📐then load 🏋️‍♂️before transitioning to low level plyometrics then dynamic return to sport. 🗝s 1)Limit “wrapping” (>90 deg) 2)Increase step rate 🏃‍♂️#amssm2019
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**FREE WEBINAR** Pete and Andrew will delve into Achilles tendinopathy, rehab assessment markers, things to look out for and when to refer on. Registration via link below: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… @DrPeteMalliaras @DrChrisBarton #tendinopathy #achilles
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The response to isometric exercise is variable both within and across tendinopathy populations. Nice work @TendonGlasgow et al bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/b…
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Time to put down the scalpel? The role of surgery in Tendinopathy. Our infographic featured in @bjsm_bmj thanks to @tomgoom 🙏🏻
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Great work!!
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Further evidence of the impact on the lived experience of individuals with Achilles tendinopathy 🤓📚 - open access out now 👉 doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone… Great work by @DrJeffTurner & team @DrPeteMalliaras and Jimmy Goulis
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Our latest article Current Clinical Concepts for Treatment for Achilles Tendinopathy. Thank you @JAT_NATA for publishing and to my co-authors @ASprague_PT and Shawn Hanlon – at Pennsylvania, USA
Newest article by the Delaware Tendon Research Group in the Johrnal of Athletic Training! Current Clinical Concepts: Conservative Management of Achilles Tendinopathy natajournals.org/doi/abs/10.… @kgSilbernagel @ASprague_PT
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I hope you are all having a great Easter break - take a listen to the latest episode of Talking Tendons where I discuss pressure massage vs eccentric exercise in Achilles tendinopathy. #talkingtendons #tendonrehab tendinopathyrehab.com/blog/p…
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Tendinopathy: Looking beyond the tendon. Please find our new podcast. Out Now soundcloud.com/user-62692560… Thank you @ajmallows1 @sean @Melaniielp👇👇👇
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Ultrasound speckle tracking of Achilles tendon in individuals with unilateral tendinopathy: a pilot study "Achilles tendons affected by tendinopathy display a reduced sliding between the superficial layer and deeper layer of the tendon" link.springer.com/article/10…
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Free access to read via this link until the 30th March: authors.elsevier.com/a/1aW3z… Get it while it's hot 🔥☄️ @MichaelRathleff @_JSAMS @GravenNielsen @_KristianLyng @larshenrik_ucn @Henrik_Riel xitter.cf/_JSAMS/status/12255892…
Read in the March issue of @JSAMS: 'Isometric exercise and pain in patellar tendinopathy: A randomized crossover trial' by @Sinead_Holden, @_KristianLyng, @Henrik_Riel, @larshenrik_ucn and colleagues. Read: bit.ly/3bcdbb3
Had the privilege to see some early data of this study last year during my visit at Bispebjerg hospital #tendon #seminalworkagain Early development of tendinopathy in humans: Sequence of pathological changes in structure and tissue turnover signaling onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Shift alert: 'You do not need to see clear Achilles tendinopathy patients multiple times... Educate, instruct and use the Kieran O'Sullivan test to see if they understand' 👉 Great statement to think about... Also from a policy perspective @Seth0Neill @sportskongres 👏👏👏
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Ingesting collagen may increase collagen synthesis. Could be an area of further exploration in tendinopathy management. #sportskongres
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Incidence of Achilles tendinopathy in recreational runners: 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ • 1 in 20 runners experience Achilles Tendinopthy • 4% of 10km runners • 7.4% of marathon runners ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/31…
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Michael Kjær on inflammation and the early stages of tendinopathies. There's evidence of inflammation, yet, NSAIDs have no effect. #sportskongres
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NSAIDs may impair the effects of loading in tendinopathy. Prof. Michael Kjær @ #sportskongres
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Spot of sham-surgery anyone? #SexyScalpel Great graphic @tomgoom ow.ly/ztHW50xsu55
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Looking beyond the tendon in tendinopathy –the emerging role of psychosocial factors? Practitioners needed to recognise that an injured athlete’s thoughts, feelings and actions may influence the outcome of rehabilitation. 🗣️by @Seaniemc89 Full Video 👉 youtu.be/yPpj9Kf10Wg
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