Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy CPG: Pathology, Epidemiology, and Diagnosis
11/08/22 • 22 min
We have a ton of information on midportion Achilles tendinopathy, which means it is likely to be an ankle/foot diagnosis that shows up quite a bit on the OCS exam. Today we walk through the first half of the 2018 CPG, including pathoanatomic factors, epidemiology, risk factors, clinical course, diagnosis, and outcome measures.
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We have a ton of information on midportion Achilles tendinopathy, which means it is likely to be an ankle/foot diagnosis that shows up quite a bit on the OCS exam. Today we walk through the first half of the 2018 CPG, including pathoanatomic factors, epidemiology, risk factors, clinical course, diagnosis, and outcome measures.
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Support the podcast and get study guides and bonus episodes at Patreon.com/physiofieldguide.
Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.
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Plantar Heel Pain CPG
Today we transition to the foot and ankle with a review of the 2014 plantar heel pain CPG. Since this CPG is showing its age a little, Austin augments the recommendations with some research updates.
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Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy Treatment
Today we wrap up the mid portion Achilles tendinopathy CPG, but we also take things one step further by summarizing a 2015 article by Karin Silbernagel and Kay Crossley called, "A Proposed Return-to-Sport Program for Patients With Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy: Rationale and Implementation." For further reading, we also recommend taking a look at Silbernagel's "Current Clinical Concepts: Conservative Management of Achilles Tendinopathy" from 2020. If you haven't been using these principles, doing so could really level-up your Achilles tendinopathy rehab.
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OCS Field Guide: A PT Podcast - Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy CPG: Pathology, Epidemiology, and Diagnosis
Transcript
Hello, future orthopedic specialists, and welcome back. Today we’re going to take a look at the Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy CPG. There has been a lot of interesting work done in the area of Achilles tendinopathy research, so I’m excited to take a look at this diagnosis with you. We’re going to cover the first half of the CPG today, and we will cover the treatment section in our next episode.
A quick note as we get started: you will see that this CPG is specific to midporti
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