Episode 31: Andy McDonald hosts a discussion on achilles tendinopathy between Karin Silbernagel, Mark Young and Matt Tuttle. Dr Dr Karin Grävare-Silbernagel is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, USA. At University of Delaware she runs the tendon research lab together with her colleagues from mechanical and biomedical engineering. Mark Young is a Senior Physiotherapist at the Geelong Cats who has previously worked at the AIS, EIS, UK Athletics, Nike Athletics and the England & Wales Cricket Board. Dr Matt Tuttle has previously been on the podcast in episodes 11 and 24 and is the Lead Sport Scientist and Physical Therapist for NBA team the Denver Nuggets. In this episode the panel discuss:  Their backgrounds & personal interests in tendonsAchilles diagnostic considerations & processes Acute achilles tendinopathy managementManagement approach & philosophy Challenges in their individual athlete settings Tendon risk mitigation Elastography & UTC to monitor and Intervene with rehabImaging Achilles tendon ruptures Tendon Resiliency Managing Tendons In-seasonAthlete cut points / can the athlete train or play?Managing warm-up and game timingSetting expectationsWhat exercises to use to make a tendon feel better in-season. Thorough assessment and differentials  Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on: InstagramTwitterOur Website Our team  Andy McDonald  Ben Ashworth