When preventing Achillies Tendinopathy (AT) injuries in athletes, is it better to train eccentrically or concentrically?
Presenter Type
UNO Graduate Student (Masters)
Major/Field of Study
Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Advisor Information
Dr. Adam Rosen
Location
CEC RM #201/205/209
Presentation Type
Poster
Start Date
22-3-2024 2:30 PM
End Date
22-3-2024 3:45 PM
Abstract
Achilles tendon injuries impact athletes' physical, mental, and emotional well-being, leading to considerable time away from sport. Prevention and early diagnosis are crucial for Achilles tendon injuries in which loading programs have become the biggest question for treatment. This study’s purpose is to determine if eccentric or concentric training is better at preventing AT. One high- quality randomized controlled trial (RCT) study, one cohort study, and one institutional reviewed cross-sectional study was included in this critically appraised topic (CAT). Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) was used to score the articles on methodology and consistency. Results showed all the studies agree that surveys/questionnaires cause a lot of bias in overall data collection. Habets and Bonanno found that one of their limitations was the lack of males and population size. Each study lacked data collection on the workload of its participants. Habets B et al. found no difference in clinical effects between the Alfredson isolated eccentric and the Silbernagel combined concentric-eccentric loading program. Each program aided in the decrease of symptoms in AT.
When preventing Achillies Tendinopathy (AT) injuries in athletes, is it better to train eccentrically or concentrically?
CEC RM #201/205/209
Achilles tendon injuries impact athletes' physical, mental, and emotional well-being, leading to considerable time away from sport. Prevention and early diagnosis are crucial for Achilles tendon injuries in which loading programs have become the biggest question for treatment. This study’s purpose is to determine if eccentric or concentric training is better at preventing AT. One high- quality randomized controlled trial (RCT) study, one cohort study, and one institutional reviewed cross-sectional study was included in this critically appraised topic (CAT). Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) was used to score the articles on methodology and consistency. Results showed all the studies agree that surveys/questionnaires cause a lot of bias in overall data collection. Habets and Bonanno found that one of their limitations was the lack of males and population size. Each study lacked data collection on the workload of its participants. Habets B et al. found no difference in clinical effects between the Alfredson isolated eccentric and the Silbernagel combined concentric-eccentric loading program. Each program aided in the decrease of symptoms in AT.