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3 Ceu's Package, Gareth Devine - MSc (Wits) Med Biokinetics; BAHons (Wits) Phys Ed; Sport Science and Biokinetics (UJ); PGCE (Wits)
Tendinopathy is a clinical diagnosis of pain and dysfunction in a tendon. It most commonly affects athletes from adolescence through to the fourth decade of life. This condition affects health and quality of life by limiting sports and activity participation for recreational athletes and can be career-ending for professional athletes. Once symptoms are aggravated, activities of daily living are affected.
Tendinopathy clinically presents as localised pain at the proximal or distal tendon attachment to bone with high-level tendon loading, such as jumping and changing direction. It is commonly clinically diagnosed in conjunction with imaging (ultrasound or magnetic resonance where structural disruptions on the scans represent areas of tendon pathology. Importantly, there is a disconnection between pathology on imaging and pain; it is common to have abnormal tendons on imaging in people with pain-free function.
Treatment of tendinopathy may involve prolonged rehabilitation and can ultimately be ineffective. Management is limited by a poor understanding of how this condition develops, limited knowledge of risk factors and a paucity of time-efficient, effective treatments. This webinar discusses the prevalence of tendinopathy, associated and risk factors, assessment techniques and treatment approaches that are based on evidence where possible, supplemented by expert opinion. This webinar utilizes videos of practical rehabilitation.