Research summary · Recovery and rehabilitation
Does more rest between tendon-loading sessions help?
The TEREX trial randomized 52 participants with chronic patellar tendinopathy to one or three resistance-exercise days weekly for 12 weeks, with running and jumping restricted.
- Publication year
- 2026
- First published online
- Publication type
- Randomized controlled clinical trial
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
- Population / context
- Exercise rehabilitation · Chronic patellar tendinopathy
What the publication reports
Once-weekly treatment was not superior on symptoms, function or imaging outcomes. Both groups improved clinical measures and muscular strength, but neither improved jumping height or tendon structure.
Limits and interpretation
A lack of superiority does not establish that the schedules are interchangeable for every athlete. Findings concern a specific rehabilitation context and 12-week period, not unrestricted competitive training or long-term recurrence.
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Extended Restitution Between Sessions Does Not Enhance the Benefits of 12 Weeks Exercise-Based Treatment for Patellar Tendinopathy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial (The TEREX Trial)
Original publication / indexed recordPMID: 41796988DOI: 10.1111/sms.70235Full text at the sourceReader discussion
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