Papers I keep sending patients

Niamh Coyle

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Honestly the amount of times I've had to text someone a link to a study mid-appointment because they didn't believe me about their calf strain. This is the folder. Mostly running injuries, tendon stuff and the odd load-management paper I bang on about at Fallowfield parkrun. Not gospel, but decent evidence and I'll die on most of these hills.

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Papers I keep sending patients — 10 items
Name	Comment	Title	Authors	Year	Journal	Topic	Evidence Level
1Effect of Eccentric Exercise on Achilles Tendinopathy	Old paper but honestly still the backbone of how I load Achilles. Every runner's heard me say 'heel drops' like a broken record.	Heavy-load eccentric calf muscle training for Achilles tendinopathy	Alfredson H, et al.	1998	American Journal of Sports Medicine	Achilles tendinopathy	RCT
2Load Management in Running Injuries	The acute:chronic ratio one. Reckon half my parkrun mates need this pinned above their bed instead of a race PB chart.	Impact of week-to-week changes in training load on injury risk	Gabbett TJ	2016	British Journal of Sports Medicine	Training load	Review
3Patellofemoral Pain Exercise Therapy	Runner's knee, basically. Not glamorous but it's my most-texted link, no contest.	Exercise therapy for patellofemoral pain syndrome	van der Heijden RA, et al.	2015	Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews	Anterior knee pain	Systematic review
4Hamstring Injury Prevention Programme	Weekend footballers hate Nordics. I get it, they're brutal, but the numbers don't lie.	Effect of the Nordic hamstring exercise on hamstring injury rates	Petersen J, et al.	2011	American Journal of Sports Medicine	Hamstring injury prevention	RCT
5Plantar Fasciitis Stretching Protocol	Marathon season this one gets dusted off every single time. Heel pain city in here come spring.	Plantar fascia-specific stretching versus calf stretching for plantar fasciitis	DiGiovanni BF, et al.	2006	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery	Plantar fasciitis	RCT
6ACL Return to Sport Criteria	Time isn't the only criteria, hop tests matter more. Tell that to someone desperate to get back for a cup final.	Return to sport after ACL reconstruction: a systematic review	Ardern CL, et al.	2014	British Journal of Sports Medicine	ACL rehabilitation	Systematic review
7Tendon Loading and Pain Science	The continuum model. Explains why pain doesn't always match how knackered the tendon actually is, which confuses everyone at first.	Reconciling tendon pain and function	Cook JL, Purdam CR	2009	British Journal of Sports Medicine	Tendinopathy model	Clinical commentary
8Shin Splints Risk Factors	Couch to 5k season brings this straight through the door. Footwear and mileage jumps, every time.	Risk factors for medial tibial stress syndrome	Newman P, et al.	2013	Sports Health	Shin splints	Systematic review
9Lower Back Pain Exercise Guidelines	Not everything is a disc bulge, honestly. Movement helps more than rest, nine times out of ten.	Exercise therapy for chronic non-specific low back pain	Hayden JA, et al.	2021	Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews	Low back pain	Systematic review
10Ankle Sprain Rehab Protocol	Balance work over immobilising it, always. Weekend footballers want a bandage, I want them wobbling on one leg instead.	Management of ankle sprains and functional instability	Kerkhoffs GM, et al.	2012	Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews	Ankle sprain	Systematic review

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