Knees, Hamstrings and long runs
Dec 03, 2015
This week, we'll start with a small but interesting study looking at patella tendinopathy (PT) (1). One of the problems with PT is that most tendinopathies respond to eccentric loading (contracting whilst lengthening eg quads on the descent of a squat), but PT seems to deteriorate, especially in terms of pain. Pain in turn inhibits muscle functioning, and wasting of the quadriceps occurs. This study looked at isometric quadricep contractions (contracting with very little movement)- sets of 10