Hi all
New to the forum, but definitely not new to the Barbell Medicine message!
Thought I would join to get involved in more interesting conversations and also share a bit of what I’m doing with my research project at the moment.
I have not long started my research masters, I am looking at using linear positional transducer devices to monitor exercise velocity in those with patella tendinopathy. Specifically, we are looking at using the PUSH band 2.0 device as this is a relatively cheap and user friendly piece of kit for clinicians. Obviously, this is a very niche area of tendinopathy research and its applications will not be to the gen pop of tendinopathy patients, more of an athletic population focus.
The first stage is third party testing the devices level of agreement against the gold standards for more lower body exercises - this should be done around april/may time.
The second stage is comparing the velocity profiles of those with PT, one group will have their rep-to-rep speeds in front of them, one will not and they will be asked to perform the lifts as fast as they feel comfortable. This concept was based of some of Ebonie Rio’s work looking at tendon neuroplastic training (TNT) - suggesting that there is cortical inhibition that slows contraction speeds in those with PT. TNT appears to help with improving contraction speeds when paced externally with a metronome. Could this help with fear avoidance? Could this help this adherence to rehab?
This is a very basic overview and the second stage is still very much a plastic model, I am still working on the protocol.
All thoughts, opinions, questions and suggestions are welcomed. I think tendinopathy is a massively interesting topic and it #fitsmybias that strength training is the no.1 Rx haha
Thanks,
Stu