Tendinopathy: Beyond tendon loading. With Dr Neal Millar and Dr Paul Kirwan

In this episode we spoke to Dr Neal Millar, Orthopaedic Surgeon and researcher at the University of Glasgow, and Dr Paul Kirwan, Physiotherapist and researcher with expertise in rheumatology and tendinopathy/sports about their recent publication in Nature Reviews called Tendinopathy.  

This is a not-to-be-missed episode for anyone interested in tendons and tendinopathy research. Neal and Paul provide an overview to the rationale for the paper, a broad discussion of contributing factors for tendinopathy and insights for individualised application of interventions for people with tendinopathy - including a few controversies.

 

About Neal and Paul:

 

Dr Neal Millar is an Academic Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and researcher at the University of Glasgow specialising in shoulder surgery and the molecular pathophysiology of tendinopathy. He runs a specialist tendon clinic in the NHS focussed on improving the treatment of tendinopathy.

Dr Paul Kirwan is a Physiotherapist at Connolly Hospital in Dublin, Clinical Research Fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Physiotherapist to Bohemian Football Club @bfcdublin. He has a PhD in tendinopathy and specialises in tendinopathy in his clinical practice.

 

Connect with Neal and Paul on Twitter:

Neal: @TendonGlasgow

Paul: @pdkirwan

 

 

Paper reference: 

 

Millar, N.L., Silbernagel, K.G., Thorborg, K., Kirwan, P.D., Galatz, L.M., Abrams, G.D., Murrell, G.A., McInnes, I.B. and Rodeo, S.A., 2021. Tendinopathy. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 7(1), pp.1-21.

 

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