Open AccessTHE MANAGEMENT OF PROXIMAL HAMSTRING TENDINOPATHY IN A COMPETITIVE POWERLIFTER WITH HEAVY SLOW RESISTANCE TRAINING – A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Kayla Krueger,
Nicholas B. Washmuth,
Tyler D. Williams
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of sports physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2159-2896
DOI - 10.26603/ijspt20200814
Subject(s) - medicine , tendinopathy , hamstring , physical therapy , eccentric , rehabilitation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , eccentric training , tendon , surgery , physics , quantum mechanics
Proximal hamstring tendinopathy is a chronic, overuse condition that commonly develops in athletes. Eccentric exercise has been widely accepted in the clinic as the treatment of choice for the management of tendinopathies. However, this form of treatment has seldom been compared to other forms of load-based management for hamstring tendinopathies. Heavy slow resistance training, which consists of both concentric and eccentric phases, increases the loading time experienced by the tendon compared to eccentric only exercises. Heavy slow resistance training has achieved positive clinical results in the management of Achilles and patellar tendinopathy.