Tendinopathies et « Tendon Neuroplastic Training » : Où en est-on en 2025 ? Une revue de la littérature Tendinopathies and « Tendon Neuroplastic Training »: Where are we in 2025? A literature review

Denoz, Emilie; Gillot, Vincent; Kaux, Jean-François

doi:10.1016/j.jts.2025.07.003

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Tendinopathies et « Tendon Neuroplastic Training » : Où en est-on en 2025 ? Une revue de la littérature Tendinopathies and « Tendon Neuroplastic Training »: Where are we in 2025? A literature review

Denoz, Emilie; Gillot, Vincent; Kaux, Jean-François

2025 • In Journal de Traumatologie du Sport, 42 (3), p. 241-250

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[fr] Cette revue de la littérature est destinée à présenter et discuter de l'intérêt de la réadaptation excentrique associée à une stimulation externe, à savoir le « Tendon Neuroplastic Training » (TNT), en comparaison avec la réadaptation excentrique seule dans les tendinopathies chroniques. Les principaux objectifs de cette revue de la littérature sont (1) de définir ce qu'est le TNT, (2) d'établir les déterminants moléculaires impliqués dans la physiopathologie des tendinopathies chroniques et (3) de déterminer la pertinence du TNT dans leur traitement. Même si le TNT semble prometteur étant donné le rôle potentiel du contrôle moteur dans les tendinopathies chroniques, son efficacité doit encore être démontrée par de plus amples investigations.

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Orthopedics, rehabilitation & sports medicine

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Denoz, Emilie; CHU de Liège, Liège, Belgique

Gillot, Vincent; Hôpital de la Citadelle, Liège, Belgique

Kaux, Jean-François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des Sciences de l'activité physique et de la réadaptation > Médecine physique, réadaptation et traumatologie du sport

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September 2025

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Journal de Traumatologie du Sport

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241-250

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