Saying "hasta la vista" to injections for tendinopathy, with Dr Robert-Jan de Vos

Dr Robert-Jan de Vos, sports physician and associate professor at Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, dives deep into all things Achilles tendinopathy.

In part 2 of this series, Dr de Vos covers the multitude of options for treatment, outside of exercise therapy. Should you and the patient consider corticosteroid injections, PRP injections, heel lifts, shockwave, NSAIDs, or surgery? And when? What are the important clinical considerations when patients choose these options? Part 2 has it all!

RESOURCES

Terminating corticosteroid injection in tendinopathy? https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2023.11875/

Dutch multidisciplinary guideline on Achilles tendinopathy: (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34187784/

Platelet-rich plasma injection for chronic Achilles tendinopathy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20068208/

Time to put down the scalpel when treating tendinopathy? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31653777/

Why tendons like load: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29920664/

Clinical diagnosis of Achilles tendinopathy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34692248/

Clinical tool for identifying spondyloarthropathy: http://tinyurl.com/3my87hma

More on the pain monitoring model: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17307888/

Dosing your resistance training in tendinopathy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37169370/

Best treatment for Achilles tendinopathy (living systematic review): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32522732/

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