The Acute Effect of Isometric Versus Isotonic Resistance Exercise in Patients With Patellar Tendinopathy—does contraction type matter? A randomised crossover trial
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Two articles on PainSci cite Holden 2019: 1. Tennis Elbow Guide 2. Achilles Tendinitis Treatment Science
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- “The pain of tendinopathy: physiological or pathophysiological?,” Ebonie Rio, Lorimer Moseley, Craig Purdam, Tom Samiric, Dawson Kidgell, Alan J Pearce, Shapour Jaberzadeh, and Jill Cook, Sports Medicine, 2014.
- “Isometric exercise induces analgesia and reduces inhibition in patellar tendinopathy,” Ebonie Rio, Dawson Kidgell, Craig Purdam, Jamie Gaida, G Lorimer Moseley, Alan J Pearce, and Jill Cook, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2015.
- “Do isometric and isotonic exercise programs reduce pain in athletes with patellar tendinopathy in-season? A randomised clinical trial,” Mathijs van Ark, Jill L Cook, Sean I Docking, Johannes Zwerver, James E Gaida, Inge van den Akker-Scheek, and Ebonie Rio, Journal of Science & Medicine in Sport, 2016.
- “Isometric Contractions Are More Analgesic Than Isotonic Contractions for Patellar Tendon Pain: An In-Season Randomized Clinical Trial,” Ebonie Rio, Mathijs van Ark, Sean Docking, G Lorimer Moseley, Dawson Kidgell, Jamie E Gaida, Inge van den Akker-Scheek, Johannes Zwerver, and Jill Cook, Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, 2017.
Specifically regarding Holden 2019:
- “Isometric exercise for acute pain relief: is it relevant in tendinopathy management?,” Karin Gravare Silbernagel, Bill T Vicenzino, Michael Skovdal Rathleff, and Kristian Thorborg, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019.
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