Isometric exercises do not provide immediate pain relief in Achilles tendinopathy: A quasi-randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Isometric exercises may provide an immediate analgesic effect in patients with lower-limb tendinopathy and have been proposed as initial treatment and for immediate pain relief. Current evidence is conflicting, and previous studies were small.

Objective

To study whether isometric exercises result in an immediate analgesic effect in patients with chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy.

Methods

Patients with clinically diagnosed chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy were quasi-randomized to one of four arms: isometric calf-muscle exercises (tiptoes), isometric calf-muscle exercises (dorsiflexed ankle position), isotonic calf-muscle exercises, or rest. The primary outcome was pain measured on a visual analogue scale (VAS) score (0-100) during a functional

SUBMITTER: van der Vlist AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7496962 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature