Why Do Elite Athletes Show a Higher Prevalence of Tendinopathy?.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports injuries.

Biomechanics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Latest Thinking, [date of publication not identified]

System Details:

video file

Summary:

High-level athletes, such as basketball and volleyball players, show more than fifty percent prevalence of developing tendinopathy - an injured tendon - compared to the normal population. The researchers around ADAMANTIOS ARAMPATZIS assume that the reason for this could be the dysbalances in the adaptation between muscle and tendons. As he describes in this video, the researchers measured and compared the morphological, functional and mechanical properties of muscle and tendons of both elite athletes and representatives of the average population during the period of one year. They established that the athletes show a more pronounced adaptation in tendon compared to muscles and thus the demand on an athlete's tendon is higher than in the normal population. This could be an explanation of the high tendency among athletes to develop injuries in the tendon.

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Title from resource description page (viewed August 24, 2020).

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