The eccentric intervention for prevention: muscle and tendon aspects

The muscle-tendon pathologies remain very common in sport as well as to manual workers.
An action of primary and secondary prevention is crucial if we are to prevent the occurrence
of these pathologies and prevent recurrence. The eccentric contractions marked by the removal
of muscle insertions, gives them certain preventive and rehabilitative characteristics. It is now
clearly shown that the eccentric work applied to the muscle-tendon complex, leads to
progressive structural changes. These adaptations allow the muscles and tendons to better suit
external stresses under which they are subjected and thereby reduce the lesion risk but also
to prevent recurrence. Finally, it is also accepted that only the sub maximal eccentric exercise
gradually increased helped protect (up to 1 year) of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in case
of severe and unusual eccentric work.