Ep 237: REPRISE - what's new in treating Achilles tendinopathy, with Dr Ruth Chimenti

The latest update to the midportion Achilles tendinopathy Clinical Practice Guideline is live!

Dr Ruth Chimenti is a co-author of the updated clinical practice guideline, “Achilles Pain, Stiffness, and Muscle Power Deficits: Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy Revision 2024”, and joins JOSPT Insights to share the key updates relevant for your practice.

Dr Chimenti highlights the most important changes from the last CPG update in 2018, including specifics on the best way to exercise, how to approach patient education, and which modalities to consider.

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RESOURCES

Updated Achilles CPG: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2024.0302 (no paywall)

ICON 2019: International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium consensus on terminology: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31399426/

ICON 2020: International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium consensus on psychological outcome measures: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2022.11005

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

TENDINopathy Severity Assessment - Achilles (TENDINS-A) outcome measure: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2023.11964