Quantifying Achilles tendon shear wave velocity following high-intensity versus low-intensity endurance training regimens
Pylkkänen, Antti (2024)
2024
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In the realm of sport, lower extremity injuries fail to discriminate. A twisted truth to these maladies reside within their causation, triggering traumas having an unparalleled level of variance. One universal commonality does however link this ailed athletic pool, sustained stress on integrity-depleted structures can disseminate to other neighboring tissues. A second detrimental distinction, predominantly among damaged Achilles tendons, can be noted in their adverse effect on function, coupled with moderate reinjury risk.
Countless professional athletes have ended their careers prematurely, or experienced relegation in play-minutes, due to an inability to reattain peak performance.
Researchers collectively acknowledge a lack of well-devised prospective studies highlighting Achilles tendon function following an overuse, or overexertion, injury. The study aimed to address this existing research insufficiency via evaluating the shear wave velocity of injured Achilles tendons. The study's purpose was to investigate if a correlation between workout intensity and damaged tissue reconditioning exists.
The foundation of this research endeavor was formed by a mutual partnership between Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences and the University of Jyväskylä, JYU permitting the data transfer. Achilles tendon stiffness was calculated via ElastoGUI, a French shear wave velocity software. All gathered data was then quantified in SPSS.
Results showed an inconsistent correlation between regimen intensity and Achilles stiffness. With a p-value of 0.007, there is a significant correlation between control and intervention group shear wave velocity in the right foot (p<0.05). Oddly, this trend is not as evident in left foot testing.
Countless professional athletes have ended their careers prematurely, or experienced relegation in play-minutes, due to an inability to reattain peak performance.
Researchers collectively acknowledge a lack of well-devised prospective studies highlighting Achilles tendon function following an overuse, or overexertion, injury. The study aimed to address this existing research insufficiency via evaluating the shear wave velocity of injured Achilles tendons. The study's purpose was to investigate if a correlation between workout intensity and damaged tissue reconditioning exists.
The foundation of this research endeavor was formed by a mutual partnership between Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences and the University of Jyväskylä, JYU permitting the data transfer. Achilles tendon stiffness was calculated via ElastoGUI, a French shear wave velocity software. All gathered data was then quantified in SPSS.
Results showed an inconsistent correlation between regimen intensity and Achilles stiffness. With a p-value of 0.007, there is a significant correlation between control and intervention group shear wave velocity in the right foot (p<0.05). Oddly, this trend is not as evident in left foot testing.