Treatment Guidelines

Eccentric-only exercise can generate higher forces at higher intensities with lower energetic cost. This makes it ideal for elderly patients or those with low exercise tolerance. The low energetic cost means they can exercise with greater load on the muscles without straining the joints.

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Nearly 10% of women between the ages of 20-39 are affected by weakness and injury to this region according to a study by the National Institutes of Health.   As women age, that number grows to nearly 37% for those between the ages of 40-59.   Some consider this the product of aging but it is widely viewed that this is not a normal or acceptable diagnosis. 

For over 35 years, we’ve worked with clinicians and supported their efforts to deliver first-rate rehabilitative therapy to their patients. Our clinicians are in and out of a few hundred clinics each year. They will share the innovations, trends, and helpful stories they encounter.

“We have used BTE Eccentron with a variety of different athletes, and we have had outstanding results," says Courson. Learn more about how Ron has been using Eccentron in his training room to rehab athletes and strengthen them post-op, to prevent issues such as quad atrophy.

“I don’t think I would have been able to recover as well and become as healthy as I did without Eccentron” - Todd Gurley, NFL Running Back. Ron Courson, Director of Sports Medicine for University of Georgia, reflects on his success rehabbing Todd Gurley, helping him overcome adversity on his path to the NFL.

“Eccentric exercise has the unique capability to generate the highest muscle force, and patients can grow stronger at the highest possible rate compared to other exercise,” says Michael Bade, PT, DPT, PhD.