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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: @TendonGlasgowPaul: @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.If you enjoy the episode please share widely to help us get this information out to people who need to hear it.
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