Mon, 11 December 2017
Tendinopathy patients may present for treatment with an ultrasound or MRI report in hand, unsure how you can help them, or how they can possibly recover when they have so much tendon pathology. To add insult to injury, they may even have a partial tendon tear on their imaging report thrown into the mix. How do imaging results impact your treatment and your patient's recovery? Are the imaging findings relevant to their pain? In this Physio Edge podcast with Dr Sean Docking (Physiotherapist, PhD), you will explore what information imaging actually provides in your tendinopathy patients, how to explain imaging to your patients, and whether partial tendon tears identified on imaging will effect your treatment. You will also discover:
Sports injuries virtual conference As mentioned in this episode Sean presented at the 2017 Sports Injuries virtual conference. His main conference presentation on tendinopathy and imaging discusses:
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Articles associated with this episode:Alfredson. 2011. Midportion achilles tendinosis and the plantaris tendon Brown et al. 2011. The COL5A1 gene, ultra-marathon running performance and range of motion Docking et al. 2015. Tendinopathy: Is imaging telling us the entire story? Lieberthal et al. 2014. Asymptomatic achilles tendinopathy in male distance runners Other episodes of interest:PE 068 - Lower limb tendinopathy loading, running and rehab with Dr Pete Malliaris PE 042 - Treatment of Plantaris and achilles tedninopathy with Seth O’Neil PE041 - Plantaris involvement in achilles tendinopathy with Dr Christoph Spang
Direct download: Physio_Edge_075_Tendinopathy_imaging_and_diagnosis_with_Dr_Sean_Docking.mp3
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