Lower Limb

Here are 7 recommendations for exercise therapy from a JOSPT paper lead by @STSkou

Find the full paper here

Managing tendinopathies can be difficult. However, there are some key considerations related to exercise and loading principles. Importantly, there is no one size fits all exercise program.

The following infographic summary of @DrPeteMalliaras systematic review on Achilles and patellar tendon loading programs highlights the potential importance of various forms of loading and progressively increasing loading:

This is a peer reviewed infographic, published here in BJSM

Listen to @ProfJillCook discuss tendinopathy management with Physiopedia host Rachael Lowe

 

Supporting Articles

  1. Malliaras, P., Barton, C.J., Reeves, N.D. et al. (2013) Achilles and Patella tendonopathy loading programmes. Sports Medicine.  43: 267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-013-0019-z

Here are a series of hip exercises that have been included in a protocol for a randomised controlled trial testing physiotherapist-led rehabilitation programs for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome. You can read the full protocol by clicking here.

Hip Exercises

Bridging with band

Bridging with band and weight

Bridging with band, leg extension

Standing abduction with band

Side lie abduction with band

Adduction bridge

Adduction bridge with weight

Side lie, symptomatic leg down

Standing adduction with band

Copenhagen adduction

Bridging

Weighted bridging

Prone hold – Knees

Prone hold – Toes

Single leg bridging

Standing single leg Arabesque

Standing single leg Arabesque with weight

 

Here are a series of trunk exercises that have been included in a protocol for a randomised controlled trial testing physiotherapist-led rehabilitation programs for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome. You can read the full protocol by clicking here.

Trunk Exercises

Side bridge on knees

Side bridge bridge on knees with arm lifts

Side bridge on toes

Side bridge on toes with arm lifts

Side bridge on toes with arm rotations

Side plank with stability ball

Side plank on knees with stability ball

Here are a series of functional exercises that have been included in a protocol for a randomised controlled trial testing physiotherapist-led rehabilitation programs for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome. You can read the full protocol by clicking here.

Functional Exercises

Box-chair squats

Backwards lunges

Step-ups

Single leg squats

Single leg standing slider-backwards-forwards

Single leg standing slider sideways

 

Here are a series of plyometric exercises that have been included in a protocol for a randomised controlled trial testing physiotherapist-led rehabilitation programs for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome. You can read the full protocol by clicking here.

Plyometric Exercises

Jump forward with double leg take off and landing

Jump forward with double leg take off and single leg landing

Jump up onto box with double leg take off and landing

Jump down off box with double leg take off and landing

Jump down off box with double leg take off and single leg landing

Single leg hop forward

Multidirectional jump – Double leg

Multidirectional jump – Single leg