Resumen de Eccentric Exercise Interventions for Tendinopathies
SUMMARY: TENDON INJURIES OR TENDINOPATHIES ARE A CHALLENGING AND PERPLEXING CONDITION FOR STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING PROFESSIONALS. TENDON INJURIES CAN BE DEBILITATING AND RESULT IN LOST TIME FROM SPORTS PARTICIPATION. IF LEFT UNTREATED, TENDON INJURIES CAN PROGRESS TO AFFECT DAILY FUNCTION. FURTHERMORE, TENDON INJURIES AFFLICT ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS. IN THE PAST 10 YEARS, ECCENTRIC EXERCISE HAS GAINED SUPPORT IN THE LITERATURE AS AN EFFECTIVE NONSURGICAL NONPHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTION TO TREAT THESE INJURIES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVIEW IS TO DISCUSS THE RELEVANT TERMINOLOGY AS WELL AS THE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF TENDONS AND TENDON INJURY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONCEPT OF ECCENTRIC EXERCISE IN TREATING TENDINOPATHIES WILL BE DISCUSSED, AND EXERCISE INTERVENTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR COMMON TENDINOPATHIES.
