title: Is there evidence to support the use of eccentric strengthening exercises to decrease pain and increase function in patients with patellar tendinopathy?
authors.affiliation: Accelerated Rehabilitation Center, Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Alon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rabin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010329:Patella; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D020127:Recovery of Function; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome