The effects of soft-tissue techniques and exercise in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy—systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Patellar tendinopathy is a degenerative clinical disorder that causes load-related pain in the lower pole of the patella or patellar tendon. It predominantly affects young male athletes engaged in sports involving repetitive tendon loading, particularly explosive jumping. The combination...

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Autores: Ragone, Federico, Pérez-Guillén, Silvia, Carrasco-Uribarren, Andoni, Cabanillas-Barea, Sara, Ceballos, Luis, Rodríguez-Rubio, Pere Ramón, Cabanas-Valdés, Rosa
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Data de publicação:2024
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Palavra-chave:Teràpia dels teixits tous
Tendinopatia rotuliana
Teràpia d'exercici
Terapia de tejidos blandos
Tendinopatía rotuliana
Terapia de ejercicio
Soft-tissue therapy
Patellar tendinopathy
Exercise therapy
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spelling The effects of soft-tissue techniques and exercise in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy—systematic review and meta-analysisRagone, FedericoPérez-Guillén, SilviaCarrasco-Uribarren, AndoniCabanillas-Barea, SaraCeballos, LuisRodríguez-Rubio, Pere RamónCabanas-Valdés, RosaTeràpia dels teixits tousTendinopatia rotulianaTeràpia d'exerciciTerapia de tejidos blandosTendinopatía rotulianaTerapia de ejercicioSoft-tissue therapyPatellar tendinopathyExercise therapy61Background: Patellar tendinopathy is a degenerative clinical disorder that causes load-related pain in the lower pole of the patella or patellar tendon. It predominantly affects young male athletes engaged in sports involving repetitive tendon loading, particularly explosive jumping. The combination of manual techniques with therapeutic exercise is hypothesized to provide greater benefits than exercise alone. Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the scientific evidence regarding the effects of soft-tissue techniques combined with therapeutic exercise versus therapeutic exercise alone on pain intensity and function in individuals with patellar tendinopathy. Methods: A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines. PubMed, Lilacs, IBECS, CENTRAL, WOS, SciELO, Academic Search, CINAHL, SportDiscus, PEDro, and Google Scholar databases were consulted. Randomized controlled trials and quasi-randomized trials focusing on the effects of soft-tissue techniques combined with therapeutic exercise (experimental group) versus therapeutic exercise alone (control group) on pain and function in individuals aged 16 years and older with patellar tendinopathy were selected. The Cochrane tool for risk-of-bias assessment and the PEDro scale for methodological quality were used. Results and Discussion: A total of six studies (n = 309; age range = 16–40 years), considered to have a low risk of bias and moderate-to-high methodological quality, were included. The results showed improvements in function in the experimental group (mean of 60% on the Visa-P scale) and pain in the experimental group (mean decrease of 2 points in the VAS scale). There were improvements in 50% of the studies when comparing variables between the experimental and control groups. Conclusions: The combination of manual techniques, such as dry needling, percutaneous electrolysis, transverse friction massage, and stretching, along with a squat on a 25° inclined plane, appears to be effective in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy. Static stretching of the quadriceps before and after the squat five times per week, along with dry needling or percutaneous electrolysis sessions twice a week for 8 weeks, is recommended. However, future studies analyzing groups with passive techniques versus therapeutic exercise are needed to standardize the treatment and establish the optimal dose.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionMDPI2024info:eu-repo/semantics/article12http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12328/4189https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12040427reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésHealthcare12;4© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:20.500.12328/41892026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The effects of soft-tissue techniques and exercise in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy—systematic review and meta-analysis
title The effects of soft-tissue techniques and exercise in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy—systematic review and meta-analysis
spellingShingle The effects of soft-tissue techniques and exercise in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy—systematic review and meta-analysis
Ragone, Federico
Teràpia dels teixits tous
Tendinopatia rotuliana
Teràpia d'exercici
Terapia de tejidos blandos
Tendinopatía rotuliana
Terapia de ejercicio
Soft-tissue therapy
Patellar tendinopathy
Exercise therapy
61
title_short The effects of soft-tissue techniques and exercise in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy—systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full The effects of soft-tissue techniques and exercise in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy—systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr The effects of soft-tissue techniques and exercise in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy—systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed The effects of soft-tissue techniques and exercise in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy—systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort The effects of soft-tissue techniques and exercise in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy—systematic review and meta-analysis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ragone, Federico
Pérez-Guillén, Silvia
Carrasco-Uribarren, Andoni
Cabanillas-Barea, Sara
Ceballos, Luis
Rodríguez-Rubio, Pere Ramón
Cabanas-Valdés, Rosa
author Ragone, Federico
author_facet Ragone, Federico
Pérez-Guillén, Silvia
Carrasco-Uribarren, Andoni
Cabanillas-Barea, Sara
Ceballos, Luis
Rodríguez-Rubio, Pere Ramón
Cabanas-Valdés, Rosa
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author2 Pérez-Guillén, Silvia
Carrasco-Uribarren, Andoni
Cabanillas-Barea, Sara
Ceballos, Luis
Rodríguez-Rubio, Pere Ramón
Cabanas-Valdés, Rosa
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author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Teràpia dels teixits tous
Tendinopatia rotuliana
Teràpia d'exercici
Terapia de tejidos blandos
Tendinopatía rotuliana
Terapia de ejercicio
Soft-tissue therapy
Patellar tendinopathy
Exercise therapy
61
topic Teràpia dels teixits tous
Tendinopatia rotuliana
Teràpia d'exercici
Terapia de tejidos blandos
Tendinopatía rotuliana
Terapia de ejercicio
Soft-tissue therapy
Patellar tendinopathy
Exercise therapy
61
description Background: Patellar tendinopathy is a degenerative clinical disorder that causes load-related pain in the lower pole of the patella or patellar tendon. It predominantly affects young male athletes engaged in sports involving repetitive tendon loading, particularly explosive jumping. The combination of manual techniques with therapeutic exercise is hypothesized to provide greater benefits than exercise alone. Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the scientific evidence regarding the effects of soft-tissue techniques combined with therapeutic exercise versus therapeutic exercise alone on pain intensity and function in individuals with patellar tendinopathy. Methods: A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines. PubMed, Lilacs, IBECS, CENTRAL, WOS, SciELO, Academic Search, CINAHL, SportDiscus, PEDro, and Google Scholar databases were consulted. Randomized controlled trials and quasi-randomized trials focusing on the effects of soft-tissue techniques combined with therapeutic exercise (experimental group) versus therapeutic exercise alone (control group) on pain and function in individuals aged 16 years and older with patellar tendinopathy were selected. The Cochrane tool for risk-of-bias assessment and the PEDro scale for methodological quality were used. Results and Discussion: A total of six studies (n = 309; age range = 16–40 years), considered to have a low risk of bias and moderate-to-high methodological quality, were included. The results showed improvements in function in the experimental group (mean of 60% on the Visa-P scale) and pain in the experimental group (mean decrease of 2 points in the VAS scale). There were improvements in 50% of the studies when comparing variables between the experimental and control groups. Conclusions: The combination of manual techniques, such as dry needling, percutaneous electrolysis, transverse friction massage, and stretching, along with a squat on a 25° inclined plane, appears to be effective in the treatment of patellar tendinopathy. Static stretching of the quadriceps before and after the squat five times per week, along with dry needling or percutaneous electrolysis sessions twice a week for 8 weeks, is recommended. However, future studies analyzing groups with passive techniques versus therapeutic exercise are needed to standardize the treatment and establish the optimal dose.
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