Nutritional support enhances Achilles tendinopathy exercise therapy outcomes ✅
Adjunct nutritional strategies for your achilles.
Can the Effects of Exercise Therapy on Achilles Tendinopathy Be Enhanced by Adding Nutritional Advice-A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
Study Details
This new pilot study recruited 16 patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy (≥3 months of symptoms) to a 12-week study where they received either…
1️⃣ Exercise training alone (home-based high-load tendon exercise)
2️⃣ Exercise training + nutritional support
The nutritional support consistent of food diary analysis and education/promotion of an anti-inflammatory diet (e.g. promotion of fruit and veg, reduction of processed foods) 👨⚕️
Key Findings
📝 Across all participants improved on Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Achilles (VISA-A) and pain (VAS) scores
🥗 The experimental group receiving nutritional support showed significantly greater improvements in VISA-A
🩸 The control group also experienced a significant increase of 6.74 mmHg in diastolic blood pressure
Conclusion
Anti-inflammatory nutritional interventions may improve injury rehabilitation outcomes ✅
Especially when combined with targeted exercise training 🏋️♂️
Reference
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42196979/
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