In 2013, our group published a systematic review of Achilles and patellar tendinopathy rehabilitation programmes.1 Eccentric loading involving slow lengthening muscle contractions was, and among many ...

especially if someone has severe achilles pain. In this phase, we might use isometric exercises or low-level calf work that's comfortable for the tendon, alongside load management, encouraging the ...

2 The Achilles tendon is a key structure involved in the stretch shortening cycle and aberrations in stretch-shortening cycle behaviour may be associated with the pathoaetiology of AT. 1 The purpose ...