In this episode, we discuss the management of lower limb tendinopathy. We explore: 

• Current evidence based management of tendinopathy
• Differential diagnosis of tendinopathy and peritenon
• Role of compression in tendinopathy
• Speed of exercises used in rehabilitation
• Patient specificity for exercise prescription
• Importance of load in rehabilitation
• Role of inflammation in tendons

Dr Seth O’Neill has been teaching and researching at the University of Leicester since 2006. He currently acts as the research director for the school of healthcare and as the deputy head of school. His research spans sporting populations and NHS groups and predominately focuses on tendon disease - tendinopathy or ruptures. He has completed a PhD on achilles tendinopathy. Seth is currently researching tendon structure and changes that occur during health and disease along with biopsychosocial interventions for tendinopathy and back pain and developing an international database of calf injuries.

Dr Ebonie Rio is a Sports Physiotherapist at the Victorian Institute of Sport, The Australian Ballet, and she consults to multiple AFL, Rugby, elite Soccer and Basketball clubs. She is the Principle Research Fellow at The Australian Ballet, a joint position with La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre. Ebonie co-leads activities in the High Performance 2032+ Strategy in Research and Innovation. She is the Deputy Manager of the Physiotherapy Department at VIS and co-chairs the research council. 

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