Congrats to BJSM co-authors Ben Tilley, Jill Cook (@ProfJillCook), Sean Docking and Jamie Gaida whose article “Is higher serum cholesterol associated with altered tendon structure or tendon pain? A systematic review” was featured by mainstream media. The review included 17 tendon studies with data from more than 2000 people. As profiled in the Globe and Mail, […]
Tag: tendinopathy
BJSM Virtual Conference – Tendons
A monthly round-up of podcasts and articles By Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic) If you were hoping for further additions to the cluster series (previously on hamstring and shoulder injuries), fear not, here it is. We have simply changed the (now-monthly) series’ name from “cluster” to “virtual conference” to better reflect its provision of sleek and sexy […]
International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium 2014 winner of clinically relevant research by a young investigator: Congrats to Ebonie Rio
The BJSM £1500 prize for best clinically relevant research by a young investigator was awarded at the International Scientific Tendon Symposium. The winner was Ebonie Rio for her paper: Exercise reduces pain immediately and affects cortical inhibition in patellar tendinopathy (co-authors Dawson Kidgell and Jill Cook). The judging panel consisted of Prof Malcolm Collins (scientist, South Africa), Dr. […]
Customised foot orthoses for Achilles tendinopathy RCT: responding to the critics
By Dr Shannon E Munteanu, Lisa A Scott, Daniel R Bonanno, Dr Karl B Landorf, Dr Tania Pizzari, Prof Jill Cook, Prof Hylton B Menz Our group’s randomised controlled trial (RCT) that evaluated the effectiveness of customised foot orthoses for Achilles tendinopathy was recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The abstract can be […]
#Tendons2014 – Day 1 BJSM exclusive. Guest blog @DrPaulDijkstra. 5 highlights…
The 3rd International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium: on donuts and female tenocytes… bridging science & practice. The Jacqueline du Pré Music Building at St. Hilda’s College in Oxford is a very fitting venue for the 3rd International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium. It’s a stone’s throw away from the Iffley Road track where Sir Roger Bannister broke the […]
Concussion to groin pain: BJSM editors and authors contribute to a 200-strong clinician education event
BJSM editors and authors contributed to a 200-strong clinician education event run by the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine of Ireland on Tuesday April 29. Andy Franklyn-Miller argued the ‘compartment pressure’ syndrome was a misnomer for pathology that relates to relative overuse. His article can be found HERE (OPEN ACESS) in BJSM and his podcast […]
Achilles Tendinopathy: is foot strike important?
By John Foster MCSP, MACPSM, Dip Phys, PGDip H. Sci. Excessive loading of the Achilles Tendon (AT) is the main pathological stimulus for tendon degeneration [1]. A continuum model of reactive tendinopathy, tendon dysrepair and degenerative tendinopathy has been proposed [2] (You can listen to with model co-author, BJSM Deputy Editor by clicking here). Note that there […]
Tendinopathy – rehab progression – part 1
Originally posted on RunningPhysio By Tom Goom, Senior Physio at The Physio Rooms Brighton. Follow Tom on Twitter. Funny what an injury does isn’t it? A few months ago I developed a hamstring tendinopathy and since then I’ve become a total tendon geek! The upside of all this is I have new knowledge that can help others […]
2nd International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium- Abstract submission deadline June 7th!
Just one week left to submit an abstract for the 2nd International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium (deadline June 7th)! This year’s symposium is September 27-29th in Vancouver, Canada. For researchers addressing tendinopathy, the International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium provides a rare opportunty to interact with like-minded colleagues at the cutting edge of this emerging field. Hot topics […]
Early bird registration still available: International Tendinopathy Symposium, Sep 27-29, 2012, Vancouver, Canada
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