Overuse Injury: The Result of Pathologically Altered Myofascial Force Transmission?, 2019

Topics: overuse injury, myofascial force transmission, fascitis, musculoskeletal disorder

Authors: Jan Wilke, Andry Vleeming, Scott Wearing

Abstract

Overuse injuries are suggested to result from repetitive microdamage eliciting pain in the affected tissue. Therapy commonly focuses on the area of symptom localization; however, such approach may oversimplify the true etiopathology. This review hypothesizes that the development of some sports-related soft tissue disorders, such as plantar fasciitis or lumbago, is promoted by pathologically altered force transmission from anatomically connected structures.

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