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 inflammation ...

University of Delaware assistant professor Karin Grävare Silbernagel (Physical Therapy) received a five-year, $2.3 million Research Project Grant (R01) from the National Institute of Arthritis and ...

Medically reviewed by Sarah Richards, DPM Key Takeaways The Alfredson Protocol involves heel drop exercises that help strengthen the Achilles tendon.You should feel mild to moderate pain during the ...

Achilles—a name with which we are all familiar, was one of the most competent heroes of the Trojan War. According to Greek mythology when Achilles was an infant, his mother dipped him in the River ...

Correspondence to Dr Robert-Jan de Vos, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam 3000 CA, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands; r.devos{at}erasmusmc.nl Achilles ...

Objective To assess whether there is a difference in symptom severity at baseline and 24 weeks follow-up between conservatively managed patients with Achilles tendinopathy (AT) with low socioeconomic ...

Two thirds of runners complain they suffer from Achilles tendon pain. Lauren Gowland reviews the best ways to treat it Achilles tendon injuries afflict runners about 10 times more frequently than ...

Conley won't play Friday against the Warriors due to right Achilles tendinopathy.

This week we are going to discuss a common but extremely painful condition that can occur throughout any time of life. It is more common in men, higher in incidence in those with hypertension and ...