Strengthening exercises as recommended by a healthcare professional. You may also be referred to Physiotherapy. Related treatments and procedures Achilles repair or reconstruction The fibrous tissue that connects your heel to the muscles in your leg is called the achilles tendon. Through overuse or acc...
Eleven men and five women (mean age 53±21 years) with Achilles tendon pain of minimum duration 4 months were randomised to one of two treatment groups; either eccentric loading or ultrasound. Administration of ultrasound and regular supervision of exercises occurred over a period of 6 weeks, ...
Eleven men and five women (mean age 53卤21 years) with Achilles tendon pain of minimum duration 4 months were randomised to one of two treatment groups; either eccentric loading or ultrasound. Administration of ultrasound and regular supervision of exercises occurred over a period of 6 weeks, ...
Tendinopathy of the Achilles tendon (TAT) can be classified as insertional and non-insertional tendinopathy, the latter representing the most common presentation of the disease1,2. The classical conservative treatments for non-insertional TAT include rest, eccentric exercises, shockwave therapy, non-...
The intention is to carry out a prospective randomised trial to investigate the effectiveness of eccentric loading exercises, compared with therapeutic ultrasound in the management of Achilles tendon pain, in subjects with relatively sedentary lifestyles in an NHS hospital setting. The aim of this pilot...