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.

Achilles tendon ruptures are ... Nonoperative treatment: Management of an injury without surgical intervention, often involving physical therapy and rehabilitation. Surgical repair: A procedure ...

1 School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy ... Tendon microcirculation is considered to be an important factor in tendinosis and the tendon healing process [Fenwick, 2002]. The present study ...

The posterior tibial tendon passes down the back of the leg, not far from the Achilles ... treatment of posterior tibial tendonitis is to reduce inflammation and stabilize the foot with physical ...

1 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research-Copenhagen (PMR-C); Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Copenhagen University ... Denmark Introduction Elongation of the Achilles tendon ...

In the largest study of 775 patients, the overall complication rate of surgically treated Achilles tendon ruptures was ... allows controlled motion with physical therapy. The group with the ...

Our ankles bear a lot of stress, supporting our stability through a complex structure of bones, ligaments, and tendons. Here’s what you need to know about common ankle injuries and treatments. The two ...