The Alfredson protocol is a treatment for Achilles tendonitis that involves repeated eccentric heel drop exercises. In this exercise, the heel is slowly lowered off a step while the toes stay on the ...

If you feel like you’ve just been kicked in the bottom of your heel, but turn around to see nobody there, you may be experiencing an issue with your Achilles tendon or plantar fascia.

There are several options for treatment of a torn Achilles tendon. These options include both surgical and nonsurgical treatments. The best treatment depends on the specific situation and the needs ...

For fast and effective treatment, the key is recognising ... regions may require different approaches.' The best way to ...

In the largest study of 775 patients, the overall complication rate of surgically treated Achilles tendon ... procedures using tendon transfers, flaps, or mesh are best left for use with delayed ...

Occasionally, doctors order imaging tests such as an X-ray or MRI (if they think the Achilles tendon may be torn). Treatment for Achilles tendonitis starts with taking a break from the activity that ...

Medical records research — uses historical information collected from medical records of large groups of people to study how diseases progress and which treatments and surgeries work best. Achilles ...

Objectives When re-operating patients with midportion Achilles tendinosis, having had a poor effect of ultrasound (US) and Doppler-guided scraping, the author found the involvement of the plantaris ...