Search terms used in the study selection process
| Search term | Limited to | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pain or tend$ or impingement$ or burs$ or rotator cuff$ or subacromial impingement$ or subacromial burs$ or supraspin$ or contractile dysfunction or painful arc$ or achill$ or patell$ jumpers knee or tibialis posterior$ or epicond$ or tennis elbow or golfers elbow or common extensor or common flexor | Title and abstract |
| 2 | Tendon exp | MeSH |
| 3 | Exercis$ or eccentric$ or concentric$ or loaded$ or heavy-loaded or resistance$ or muscle$ or physiotherap$ or physical therap$ or rehabil$ or conservative management | Title and abstract |
| 4 | Exercise or exercise therapy exp | MeSH |
| 5 | MRI or CT or diagnostic ultraso$ or ultraso$ or power Doppler or neovascular$ | Title and abstract |
| 6 | 1 or 2 limited to humans | |
| 7 | 3 or 4 limited to humans | |
| 8 | 5 and 6 and 7 |