Q: I am having some pain in my heel which occurs approximately where the Achilles attaches to the heel. After extensive self-diagnosis I believe it to be Achilles tendon enthesopathy. The pain ...

Q: Is Active Release Therapy a viable option for me? While training for my last marathon, this past spring, I developed lumps (scar tissue) on both of my achilles tendons. The pain has never been ...

“These preliminary short-term results demonstrate that the injection of skin-derived fibroblasts for the treatment of Achilles tendinosis is safe,” the authors write.

A sports podiatrist takes us through the types of Achilles tendon injuries and their treatment.

This week we are going to divest from the topic of rheumatology to a specific tendon pathology in the ankle and foot, that of Achilles tendinitis and tendinosis. Achilles tendinitis is an inflammat… ...

Researchers have found an alternative, "nonsurgical" method to treat chronic tendinosis (tendinitis) of the Achilles tendon that fails conservative treatment, according to a study performed at the ...

Researchers have found an alternative, "non-surgical" method to treat chronic tendinosis (tendinitis) of the Achilles tendon that fails conservative treatment, according to a study performed at ...

All patients had a long duration of painful symptoms (mean 17.1 months) from chronic Achilles tendinosis before treatment. At follow up, 22 of 25 patients were satisfied with treatment and active in ...

Background: The mechanism that causes pain in chronic Achilles tendinosis is not known. However, high resolution colour Doppler ultrasound has shown that neovascularisation may be involved. Objective: ...