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

However, some studies have shown that non-surgical options can be effective depending on the location and the extent of the damage to the tendon. Though Achilles and heel pain injuries like ...

The tendons were treated with US+Doppler-guided scraping, via a medial incision. If there was a plantaris tendon located in close relation to the medial Achilles, it was extirpated. Results An ...

Results In all patients, the US examination showed a partial Achilles tendon rupture, presented as a disrupted dorsal (skin side) tendon line and an irregular tendon structure mainly located in the ...

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.