Alfredson exercises & anterior compartement pain

I’ve just finished the 1st yr of my physio degree – so there’s loads I don’t know/understand yet!

I’ve been having pain in the anterior compartment of both legs (i.e. the dorsiflexors) when I walk quickly, especially up an incline. The physio I went to see gave me Alfredson exercises (eccentric exercise of the plantarflexors). I’ve been doing them & I think they’re helping, though I’m not sure.

My question is:

What’s the rationale behind using these exercises for anterior compartment pain? I’ve looked at various articles (see attchments) but they only refer to using them for Achilles Tendonopathy & I can’t ask my physio because she’s on holiday for a few weeks.

Any ideas or pointers to relevant material, anyone?

Cheers, Jeff

hi friend
have you tried pubmed,sciencedirect,CINALH, ovid etc.i hope you will come across some articles related to it
cheers

Oh yes, I've tried all those sources (I did a science degree a few years ago, so I'm used to using those), but I've not found anything yet.

Thanks anyway, it was a good suggestion!

Jeff