(English) Episode 96-Jumper's Knee Showdown - Instant Pain Relief vs long-term gains for athletes

This study aimed to compare the immediate analgesic effects of 2 resistance programs in in-season athletes with patellar tendinopathy (PT). Resistance training is noninvasive, a principle stimulus for corticospinal and neuromuscular adaptation, and may be analgesic.(Rio E, van Ark M, Docking S, Moseley GL, Kidgell D, Gaida JE, et al. Isometric contractions are more analgesic than isotonic contractions for patellar tendon pain: An in-season randomized clinical trial. Clin J Sport Med [Internet]. 2017;27(3):253–9. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000364)