Tendon neuroplastic training: changing the way we think about tendon rehabilitation: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT: Tendinopathy can be resistant to treatment and often recurs, implying that current treatment approaches are suboptimal. Rehabilitation programmes that have been successful in terms of pain reduction and return to sport outcomes usually include strength training. Muscle activation can induce analgesia, improving self-efficacy associated with reducing one's own pain. Furthermore, strength training is beneficial for tendon matrix structure, muscle properties and limb biomechanics. However, current tendon rehabilitation may not adequately address the corticospinal control of the muscle, which may result in altered control of muscle recruitment and the consequent tendon load, and this may contribute to recalcitrance or symptom recurrence. Outcomes of interest include the effect of strength trai

SUBMITTER: Rio E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4752665 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature