Tendinopathy is a common and often challenging musculoskeletal condition. A cornerstone of diagnosing and managing tendinopathy is assessing the problem well.

In today's episode, Dr Myles Murphy (Edith Cowan University, Australia) shares a new patient-reported outcome measure for evaluating Achilles tendinopathy-related disability, the TENDINS-A (TENDINopathy Severity Assessment-Achilles).

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RESOURCES

The TENDINopathy Severity Assessment-Achilles (TENDINS-A) patient-reported outcome measure: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2023.11964

ICON 2019 International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium consensus statement: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31685525/

JOSPT Insights episode 79: Treating tricky tendons, with Dr Ebonie Rio: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-79-treating-tricky-tendons-with-dr-ebonie-rio/id1522929437?i=1000558586146 or https://open.spotify.com/episode/6d8WMYDQI8s0X9Iu1G68aK

Systematic review of Achilles tendinopathy outcome measures: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34797533/

For more on the Virtual Sports PT Conference (3-4 November, 2023), including the full program and to purchase tickets, head to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aaspt-and-jospt-virtual-sports-pt-conference-tickets-694110913427.