Patterns of movement-evoked pain during tendon loading and stretching tasks in Achilles tendinopathy: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Background This study aimed to characterize movement-evoked pain during tendon loading and stretching tasks in individuals with Achilles tendinopathy, and to examine the association between movement-evoked pain with the Achilles tendinopathy type (insertional and midportion), biomechanical, and psyc...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/170605 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/170605 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2023.106073 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Achilles tendon Tendinopathy Pain Movement-pain |
| Sumario: | Background This study aimed to characterize movement-evoked pain during tendon loading and stretching tasks in individuals with Achilles tendinopathy, and to examine the association between movement-evoked pain with the Achilles tendinopathy type (insertional and midportion), biomechanical, and psychological variables. Methods In this laboratory-based, cross-sectional study, 37 individuals with chronic Achilles tendinopathy participated. Movement-evoked pain intensity (Numeric Rating Scale: 0 to 10) and sagittal-plane ankle biomechanics were collected simultaneously during standing, fast walking, single-leg heel raises, and weight-bearing calf stretch. Description of symptoms, including location of Achilles tendon pain and duration of tendon morning stiffness, as well as pain-related psychological measures, including the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia were collected. Linear mixed effects models were built around two paradigms of movement-evoked pain (tendon loading and stretching tasks) with each model anchored with pain at rest. Findings Movement-evoked pain intensity increased as task demand increased in both models. Lower peak dorsiflexion with walking (β = −0.187, 95% CI: −0.305, −0.069), higher fear of movement (β = 0.082, 95% CI: 0.018, 0.145), and longer duration of tendon morning stiffness (β = 0.183, 95% CI: 0.07, 0.296) were associated with greater pain across tendon loading tasks (R2 = 0.47). Lower peak dorsiflexion with walking (β = −0.27, 95% CI: −0.41, −0.14), higher dorsiflexion with the calf stretch (β = 0.095, 95% CI: 0.02, 0.16), and insertional Achilles tendinopathy (β = −0.93, 95% CI: −1.65, −0.21) were associated with higher pain across tendon stretching tasks (R2 = 0.53). Interpretation In addition to exercise, the ideal management of Achilles tendinopathy may require adjunct treatments to address the multifactorial aspects of movement-evoked pain. |
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