Medically reviewed by Sarah Richards, DPM The Alfredson protocol is a treatment for Achilles tendonitis that involves ...

Use this modified eccentric exercise to strengthen the front of your Achilles and defeat this hard-to-treat injury.

Achilles tendon ruptures are common injuries, particularly among athletes, and their management is a topic of ongoing research. The primary treatment options include surgical repair and ...

Those favoring surgical treatment also point out the relatively ... An 8-cm to 10-cm longitudinal incision is made just medial to the Achilles tendon. A posterior lateral incision would place ...

The calf muscle in the leg tapers down and forms the Achilles’ tendon. This is the strongest tendon in the body and comes into use when we run, jump or balance our body weight on one leg.

At follow up, 22 of 25 patients were satisfied with treatment and active in Achilles tendon loading activities at the desired level. Ultrasonography showed that tendon thickness (at the widest part) ...

My treatment was done at her clinic ... and again at the start of this recent tendon trouble. My Achilles have been agony for over a year, so about six weeks before the London Marathon (great ...

Tendon-derived stromal cells from healthy hamstring and diseased Achilles were cultured to determine the effects of cytokine treatment on expression of inflammatory markers. Conclusions Tissue and ...

Background: The Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score was developed by a research group in 2007 in response to the need for a patient reported outcome measure for this patient population.

Here, Clark-Morris talks us through four of the most common causes of arch pain and the best ways to treat them at home ... and only last 3-6 months. Tendonitis – or tendinopathy ...