Achilles Tendons

How to test calf strength (plantarflexors) and it's relevance to Achilles tendons and sport. A thread🧵

Great day helping teach on the @UKSportsInst Principles of Rehabilitation learning event with @leehphysio & @AdamMattiussi with great support from the Performance Rehab team #learning

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Is lower limb muscle strength the missing link in understanding function in advanced knee OA? This cross-sectional study titled ' Muscle strength is a key predictor of physical function in advanced knee osteoarthritis' highlights that: - Leg press strength and rate of force…

Ultrasound as a predictor of time-loss injury for the patellar tendon, Achilles tendon and plantar fascia in division I collegiate athletes #BJSMBlog ✅📄 Break-down of the recent study ⚡️ Can we identify athletes at risk and prevent future injury? Read here 👉…

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Fantastic team @ELHT_PTOT learning all things elbow tendon health

Collagen peptides enhance muscle tendon stiffness and explosive strength 💥 This new study recruited 50 healthy young sedentary males who were assigned to consume either… 1️⃣ 10g collagen peptides 2️⃣ Placebo …daily for 16-weeks 🗓️ Here is what they found ⬇️ The collagen…

And now finally out the fascinating work of @MervTravers about the immediate effect of the words on pain perception on AT. Love it! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Thanks @Physio_lab. No doubt, people are told some very unhelpful things. This is the first evidence, that I know of, where the information delivered by a clinician during the first consult had a direct effect on pain. We really need to think about our words!

Such great work from @MervTravers . Would be interesting to repeat this on the sedentary folk with AT. In our service evaluation we recorded the language used in reports when people had imaging. Quite inflammatory. No wonder why people are often fearful to move.

Yes, I see definite upside in choosing a narrative that emphasises reversibility rather than pathology. Longer term effect is the logical next step in this line of research.

Thanks for your interest in the study. The intention is by no means intended to be good for business. We wanted to know if clinician-delivered information affects pain. This hadn’t been shown before despite all the messaging regarding nocebic language. Now we know. It is a thing!

Thanks for highlighting our work. We think this experiment really matters. We now have data that shows information from a clinician on the first visit has an immediate effect on pain! That knowledge should shape our clinical interactions.

Fascinating new research from @MervTravers and colleagues suggests that how we describe an injury can have a direct impact on a patient’s pain: 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Exciting milestone to reach 107 randomisations on DIDACT - halfway to the 214 total 🥳📈 thanks to all sites who have contributed so far! Please keep screening your daily fracture lists & keep an eye out for any distal clavicles coming through EDs @YorkTrialsUnit @hpsinghjk1

Great team and beautiful area of the world to work. 👇👇

Three fantastic opportunities to join the @CHi2PSBath and @UKCCIIS teams at the @UniofBath ! 2x SEM specialists and 1x Exercise Psychology. Links to positions: bath.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies… @JobsinSportSci

What ankle position do you most frequently test in? (post a comment if different or you use multi positions and expand why)

How many of you are using Isometric plantarflexor testing in your area of work?