Revisión bibliográfica sobre la eficacia del ejercicio excéntrico como tratamiento para la tendinopatía del tendón de Aquiles

  1. Anna Arnal-Gómez 1
  2. Gemma Victoria Espí-López 1
  3. Diego Cano Heras 1
  4. Elena Muñoz-Gómez 1
  5. Isabel Balbastre Tejedor 2
  6. Mª Victoria Ramírez Iñiguez-de la Torrez 3
  7. Mª Teófila Vicente- Herrero 4
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

  2. 2 Especialista en Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Umivale
  3. 3 Especialista en Medicina del Trabajo, Grupo Correos, Albacete
  4. 4 Especialista en Medicina del Trabajo, Grupo Correos, Valencia
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Journal:
Archivos de prevención de riesgos laborales

ISSN: 1138-9672,  1578-2549

Year of publication: 2020

Volume: 23

Issue: 2

Pages: 211-233

Type: Article

DOI: 10.12961/APRL.2020.23.02.07 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Introduction: Tendinopathies are a consequence of excessive tendon loads, so they are frequent both in athletes and in the workplace due to repetitive movements and forced postures. Achilles tendinopathy is characterized by a disorganized healing response, asso-ciated with a certain degree of neovascularization, with conservative treatment being the initial strategy. Objectives: To carry out a bibliographic review in order to identify the different eccentric exercise protocols and their effectiveness in Achilles tendinopathy. Methods: A literature review of scientific articles has been implemented in the databases of PubMed and The Cochrane Library databases using the key words “((tendinopathy) AND (Achilles Tendon) AND (exercise OR exercise therapy OR Muscle Stretching Exercises OR physical therapy modalities OR rehabilitation))” Results: 635 studies were obtained from Pubmed and 134 from Cochrane Library of which 14 met all the inclusion criteria. Selected studies showed that, in general, eccentric exercis-es are an effective therapy applied between 6 and 12 weeks in Achilles tendinopathy, either on their own or combined with the vibration platform, nutritional supplements, soft tissue treatment, laser therapy or shock wave therapy. Conclusion: this review showed eccentric exercise has a great scientific evidence in Achil-les tendinopathy treatment.

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