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  • Immediate Effect of Exercise on Mechanical and Morphological Properties of the Human Achilles Tendon in Vivo

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    Author(s)
    Obst, Steven J.
    Primary Supervisor
    Barrett, Rodney
    Newsham-West, Richard
    Year published
    2016
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    Abstract
    The Achilles tendon is the strongest, yet most commonly injured tendon in the human body. Repeated or sustained loading of the Achilles tendon during exercise could induce transient changes in gross mechanical and morphological properties that impact on muscle-tendon performance and tissue homeostasis, and may therefore be important in the context of tendon injury and adaptation. Characterising the immediate effect of commonly performed exercise routines on these properties would broaden our understanding of exercise-induced tendon adaptation and lead to more targeted exercise interventions. The aim of this thesis was to use ...
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    The Achilles tendon is the strongest, yet most commonly injured tendon in the human body. Repeated or sustained loading of the Achilles tendon during exercise could induce transient changes in gross mechanical and morphological properties that impact on muscle-tendon performance and tissue homeostasis, and may therefore be important in the context of tendon injury and adaptation. Characterising the immediate effect of commonly performed exercise routines on these properties would broaden our understanding of exercise-induced tendon adaptation and lead to more targeted exercise interventions. The aim of this thesis was to use freehand three-dimensional ultrasound to investigate the mechanical and morphological properties of the human Achilles tendon complex in healthy young adults and characterise the change in these properties immediately after eccentric exercise.
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    Thesis Type
    Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
    Degree Program
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    School
    School of Allied Health
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/2543
    Copyright Statement
    The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
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    Subject
    Achilles tendon
    Exercise and the achilles tendon
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365830
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    • Theses - Higher Degree by Research

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