Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment—Achilles thresholds for minimal important change and return to presymptom activity level in active soldiers with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy
M A Paantjens, P H Helmhout, F J G Backx, E W P Bakker · 2023
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Paantjens and co-authors set score thresholds for an Achilles tendon questionnaire in a paper whose text is dated 2024. Mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy is common in soldiers and cuts activity and readiness. The VISA-A questionnaire is the standard gauge of pain and function, but clinicians need to know how much change matters and what score means a soldier is back to prior activity.
Forty soldiers with one sore tendon each went through a conservative treatment program. A predictive method put the minimal important change at about seven points, both right after treatment at twenty-six weeks and at one year. The score linked to acceptable return to pre-symptom activity was much higher, around ninety-five points of one hundred.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | M A Paantjens, P H Helmhout, F J G Backx, E W P Bakker |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |