This exercise is designed to reduce patellar tendon pain and should be done daily as shown below. Position belt around a sturdy pillar. The belt is long so any size pillar/pole may be used. Just wrap the belt as many times around pillar as needed so that when you step one leg inside each loop,
Isometrics for Tendon Pain – Practical implementation and considerations By Ebonie Rio, Craig Purdam, Sean Docking & Jill Cook Tendinopathy, pain and dysfunction in the tendon, can be difficult to treat. Traditionally eccentric exercise has been used in the rehabilitation of tendinopathy and has been shown to be superior to concentric only and passive
This is part of a series of articles discussing the implication of a cadaver study which found that ITB cannot be stretched. What an interesting subject! I appreciate and agree with most all the comments of your experts, but after reinforcing some of their statements, I’d like to take a more informal approach to some
First, I want to say – great questions and comments. It really is confusing when you have such well-done studies like Falvey et al. that present good information that the ITB stretches minimally in cadavers. My response is that the clinician gets to choose what works and what does not work. The empirical evidence is
I always enjoy research and the conclusions that are reached from the studies, but extrapolating to hands-on manual therapy should be done with caution. As I read the Falvey et al.’s study, it purports to show that: The ITB has little or no ability to stretch, and there is no bursa located between the lateral femoral condyle
Thanks for the opportunity to comment on the ITB studies and controversy. I’ve been watching this debate from a distance since the shrill social media posts about it began to appear a few years ago, and now that you’ve called me out, I enter the fray with a bit of caution, since I am a
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) is a common overuse injury common with runners and cyclists, especially when their training levels have recently intensified. It was reported as the second most common running injury and most common reason for lateral knee pain in runners. ITBS can also be associated with court sports, strength training (especially from weight-bearing squats), and even
