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