My GP referred me to Steve Parsons, an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, and I first saw him in October 1999. He told me I had Achilles tendonitis, but before ...
The examiner then squeezes the calf muscle. This motion, in a normal patient, should cause the toes to point downward as the Achilles pulls the foot. In a patient with a ruptured Achilles tendon, the ...
At the same time, there are diseases and disorders that can affect the bones, joints, connective tissues, and nerves of the foot, causing pain and a loss of mobility. Achilles tendonitis is an ...