Eccentric calf muscle exercise produces a greater acute reduction in Achilles tendon thickness than concentric exercise
Grigg, N.L. and Wearing, S.C. and Smeathers, J.E. (2009) Eccentric calf muscle exercise produces a greater acute reduction in Achilles tendon thickness than concentric exercise. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43. pp. 280-283.
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Abstract
Objective: To investigate the acute effects of isolated eccentric and concentric calf muscle exercise on Achilles tendon sagittal thickness. Design: Within-subject, counterbalanced, mixed design. Setting: Institutional. Participants: 11 healthy, recreationally active male adults. Interventions: Participants performed an exercise protocol, which involved isolated eccentric loading of the Achilles tendon of a single limb and isolated concentric loading of the contralateral, both with the addition of 20% bodyweight. Main outcome measurements: Sagittal sonograms were acquired prior to, immediately following and 3, 6, 12 and 24 h after exercise. Tendon thickness was measured 2 cm proximal to the superior aspect of the calcaneus. Results: Both loading conditions resulted in an immediate decrease in normalised Achilles tendon thickness. Eccentric loading induced a significantly greater decrease than concentric loading despite a similar impulse (−0.21 vs −0.05, p<0.05). Post-exercise, eccentrically loaded tendons recovered exponentially, with a recovery time constant of 2.5 h. The same exponential function did not adequately model changes in tendon thickness resulting from concentric loading. Even so, recovery pathways subsequent to the 3 h time point were comparable. Regardless of the exercise protocol, full tendon thickness recovery was not observed until 24 h. Conclusions: Eccentric loading invokes a greater reduction in Achilles tendon thickness immediately after exercise but appears to recover fully in a similar time frame to concentric loading.
Creators(s): | Grigg, N.L., Wearing, S.C. and Smeathers, J.E.; | Item type: | Article |
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ID code: | 18750 |
Keywords: | Bioengineering, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation |
Subjects: | Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > Bioengineering Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Bioengineering |
Depositing user: | Ms Ashley Urie |
Date deposited: | 18 Apr 2010 13:55 |
Last modified: | 05 Mar 2021 04:42 |
URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/18750 |
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