One-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial on added splinting to eccentric exercises in chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy

Objective The study examined whether the addition of a night splint to eccentric exercises is beneficial for functional outcome in chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy. Design One-year follow-up of a randomised controlled single blinded clinical trial. Setting Sports medicine department in a gen...

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Published in:British journal of sports medicine 2010-07, Vol.44 (9), p.673-677
Main Authors: de Jonge, S, de Vos, R J, Van Schie, H T M, Verhaar, J A N, Weir, A, Tol, J L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achilles Tendon
Adult
Aged
Chronic Disease
Clinical trials
Exercise
Exercise Therapy - methods
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Middle Aged
Patient Satisfaction
Physical fitness
Prospective Studies
Questionnaires
Single-Blind Method
Splints
Sports medicine
Systematic review
Tendinopathy - therapy
Tendons
Ultrasonic imaging
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective The study examined whether the addition of a night splint to eccentric exercises is beneficial for functional outcome in chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy. Design One-year follow-up of a randomised controlled single blinded clinical trial. Setting Sports medicine department in a general hospital. Patients 58 patients (70 tendons) were included. Interventions All patients completed a 12-week heavy load eccentric training programme. One group received a night splint in addition to eccentric exercises. Main outcome measurements Outcome scores were: Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment—Achilles (VISAA) score, subjective patient satisfaction and neovascularisation score measured with power Doppler ultrasonography (PDU). Results For both groups the VISA-A score increased significantly (from 50 to 76 (p
ISSN:0306-3674
1473-0480
DOI:10.1136/bjsm.2008.052142