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What Treatment And Prevention Options Are The Most Effective For Elbow, Knee, And Plantar Tendinopathies?, Cody Lawson
What Treatment And Prevention Options Are The Most Effective For Elbow, Knee, And Plantar Tendinopathies?, Cody Lawson
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Objective: Tendinopathies of the upper and lower extremity are one of the most common injuries in athletes and non-athletes in the United States. This literature review aimed to determine the most effective preventions and treatments for patients with tendinopathies.
Methods: A literature search was conducted primarily through Google Scholar and PubMed, for articles related to effective preventions and treatments for tendinopathies.
Discussion: Based on the literature review, there were multiple effective treatments and preventative measures for tendinopathies in the upper and lower extremity. The most effective preventative measures consisted of risk factors, dynamic warmups, and prevention programs. Treatments were broken …