Tendinopatia de aquiles: uma revisão sobre a eficácia de exercícios excêntricos para o seu tratamento

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have suggested eccentric exercise protocols for the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy. However, little is known about the exact cause of the process of Achilles tendinopathy and effectiveness of eccentric exercises in their treatment. METHODS: A literature review of this study was performed by searching the Medline, Pedro, Lilacs, Scielo and Bireme including articles with the following keywords: Achilles tendon tendinopathy, tendinitis, plantar flexors tendinopathy, hanglund, exercises excentrics. The theme of this research was limited to the Portuguese and English, indexed in the periods 1998 to 2010. . RESULTS: We found 20 articles, 3 were excluded by the author for having little relevance to this review. Were used in these review 17 articles, they were included in the methodology and relevance to the theme utilized. CONCLUSION: Most studies on conservative treatment with exercise training protocols or eccentric training eccentric, great clinical relevance in reducing the symptoms ultra sound scans and MRIs.