APTA Lecture Series: Lower Extremity Tendinopathy - Contemporary Evidence in Clinical Practice
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Lower extremity tendinopathy is a painful and debilitating injury, which represents a substantial portion of orthopedic caseloads. As frustrating as this injury is for patients, it can be equally frustrating for clinicians to treat. The research guiding clinical practice has lagged more acute orthopedic injuries, symptoms may be slow to respond to treatments, and recurrence rates are high. This course will provide an update on the current science of tendinopathy treatment, with a focus on immediate clinical translation. After completing this course, participants will have an understanding of tendon injury and healing, the clinical skills to evaluate and diagnose common lower extremity tendinopathies (gluteal, proximal hamstring, patellar, Achilles), established treatment protocols to implement in the clinic, and the ability to modify these protocols for unique or challenging case presentations.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the tendon injury and healing process.
- Conduct a comprehensive clinical exam for common lower extremity tendinopathies.
- Explain the basic mechanism of mechanotherapy for tendinopathy treatment and dosage parameters of established loading programs.
- Identify complicating factors that may diminish a patient’s response to established loading programs.
- Design an individualized loading program for patients with lower extremity tendinopathy, which accounts for complicating factors.
- Evaluated the utility of adjunctive treatments for patients with lower extremity tendinopathy.
Andrew Sprague
PT, DPT, PhD
Dr. Andrew Sprague, PT, PhD, DPT is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Pittsburgh. He completed his Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2015 at the University of Delaware (UD) and then completed his PhD under the advisement of Karin Grӓvare Silbernagel in the UD Tendon Research Lab (2020). His research and clinical practice have focused on evaluation and rehabilitation of lower extremity tendinopathies. The goal of Dr. Sprague’s research at the University of Pittsburgh is to identify measures that will allow for individualized load and recovery prescription for patients with overuse tendon injuries. Dr. Sprague has shared his research and clinical expertise at numerous national and international conferences and received honors for his work from the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research and the Imaging Special Interest Group of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Course Instructions
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