Progression criteria in loading exercise programmes in lower limb tendinopathy: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lower limb tendinopathies have high rates of incidence and prevalence. Their symptomatology affects the functional capacity of people to exercise and work, being an important cause of economic and social burden. The evidence from the last decades points to therapeutic exercise as the first-line treatment in tendinopathies due to its good short-term and long-term clinical outcomes. However, there is no consensus about how the load progression should be managed throughout the therapeutic exercise programmes.

Methods and analysis

This systematic review will be conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The present protocol has been registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic

SUBMITTER: Escriche-Escuder A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6924812 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature