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Guest LectureRehabilitating Achilles TendonopathyJon Fearn MSc MACP MCSP, Head of Sports Medicine, Reading Football ClubThis lecture will review rehabilitation strategies involved in managing Achilles Tendonopathy (AT). A brief overview of current evidence is given initially to update delegates on the latest physiology, pathology, assessment and diagnosis of AT. The core of the lecture will discuss the many suggested aetiological factors, both extrinsic and intrinsic, and go onto discuss options for conservative intervention. Areas that will be discussed in more detail include load management, exercise progression, eccentric training methods, manual therapy techniques, electrotherapy and scrutinise the numerous injection therapies available to the clinician. Treatment strategies for the two fundamental types of AT, Proliferative and Degenerative, will be suggested. The author’s background in the rehabilitation of elite athletes allows him to offer some useful practical rehabilitation guidelines from early to late stage, stressing the essential aspect of the functional demand of the target tissue and of the athlete. |
