Achilles Tendinopathy: A Case Study

Aim: The purpose of this report is to learn about quadriceps tendonitis. By examining a range of internet articles based on the condition I hope to reveal information on the injury. How it occurs, its symptoms, how it can be diagnosed, the treatment process and furthermore the future issues that one could possibly experience.

The inflammation of Achilles’ tendon is referred to Achilles Tendonitis. It causes pain at the back of your leg near the area of the heel. Once the tendon of your heel become swollen and painful, there is a big risk that you have Achilles Tendonitis.

Achilles tendinitis is inflammation of the tough, cord-like band that attaches the lower muscles of your leg to your heel (Achilles tendon). It is usually caused by overusing the tendon and joint involved.

Immediately after the injury occurs, the individual needs to begin the basic steps of treatment. Although the steps seem minimal, they are crucial and must be administered. These steps consist of rest, ice, compression, elevation, and immobilization. In this injury you want to minimize the blood flow to the affected area. Resting reduces the risk of further injury. Ice should be applied 24 to 48 hours after the injury and will not only reduce swelling but any of the acute pain. Compression will reduce bleeding and reduce swelling, just as elevation will use gravity to reduce bleeding and reduce swelling by allowing fluids to flow away from the site of injury. There are many misconceptions about the way to apply ice,

Each participant was diagnosed with chronic unilateral mid-line achilles tendiopathy using valid and reliable tests (palpation, Arc sign, and Royal London Test) by the lead investigator of the study. Excluded from the study were athletes, individuals diagnosed with paratendinopathy of the achilles, and individuals with metabolic disorders.

Achilles tendinitis is when the Achilles tendon becomes inflmed. This is the tend that runs from the calf to the back of your heal. You'll find that this tendon is painful and stiff, especially when you are active or when you get up in the morning. This injury occurs when the tendon is put under repetitive stress and often occurs when you add too much distance to your runs too fast. Calf muscles that are tight also contribute to this problem. Do calf stretches, rest the tendon and ice it regularly to reduce pain in the area.

This article is about the fast growing technique of endurance running, which has evolved over the years significantly. Although it may seem like a bit trendy and popular, this particular type of running has its pros and cons. Due to the fact that endurance running includes a various amount of repetitive ground impact forces, it is not unlikely for one to develop a stress injury to the lower leg. In order to decrease the risk that comes along with endurance running, preventative measures should be enforced. When running some of the most common injuries that one may be at risk for are patellofemoral pain syndrome, tibial stress fractures, plantar fasciitis, and Achilles tendonitis. But in this article, a new study suggests that Barefoot running contains the potential to promote the healing process, increase performance, and decrease injury rates. Still to this day disagreement exists as to whether barefoot/minimalist running stimulates healing, increases performance and decreases injury rates.

Both tendonitis and tendinitis have similar symptoms but requires different treatments. Tendonitis involves larger scale acute injuries that go together with inflammation. The tendonitis injuries are most common in the upper shoulder and lower section of the elbow, and are way less common in the hip and torso. Rock climbers tend to develop tendinitis in the fingers or elbows, and swimmers in their shoulders. Achilles tendinitis is a common tendon injury, mainly in spots that involve jumping, and lunging, while Patellar tendinitis is very common among basketball and volleyball players due to the amount of jumping and landing. Symptoms of tendonitis are aches, pains, joint stiffness around the affected area, burning around the whole joint around the inflamed tendon. In some cases or tendonitis swelling happens with heat and redness, there also may be visible knots around the joint. With this injury the pain is bad during and after an activity using the tendon, and the tendon and the area around the tendon can become stiff the next day as muscles tighten from the tendon moving. For healing you can use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, rest, and gradual exercise is a good therapy. Ice, compression, and elevation are also good treatments. Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, and orthotics or braces are also very helpful. In chronic cases of tendonitis laser therapy has been found to be somewhat better than a conservative treatment at reducing pain, but no other outcomes were

Exercises such as jogging and biking can be performed in order to maintain fitness and improve cardio. Once the ankle has healed, the athlete can return to cutting and twisting sports, in order to maintain their skills. Athletes should consult coaches or team physio’s before returning to play, to determine whether the injury is still present or not. If the injury has healed, the athlete should be pain free, able to fulfill their full range of motion, and the ankle should have returned to its previous strength. Skills tests, such as dribbling, as well as quick movements on the ankle can also determine the readiness of the athlete to return to play.

She says that she has been running quite a bit because she is training for a half marathon in November. She was finding about a couple of weeks ago that when she ran, particularly more than 3 or 4 miles, she would develop pain in near the heel of her right foot. She went to see Jennifer Sartori, D.P.M. last Monday on the 24th. She was diagnosed with Achilles tendinitis. By that point however, she was feeling better. Dr. Sartori told her that if she was asymptomatic, she could restart running. She said she did fine, if she ran two or three miles, but one day she ran five miles and the pain increased significantly. She went back to see Natasha Baczewski, D.P.M. and had her foot evaluated again. It was again, confirmed as Achilles tendinitis. She was given a splint to wear, but she tells me unfortunately it was a left foot splint and not a right foot splint. She did try to wear and when she did wear it, her pain felt better. She does plan on trying to get a proper splint for the foot. When she rests, her pain is better. She finds now that even if she walks a lot, her heel will start to bother her again. She is unfortunately feeling as though she may not be able to do the half marathon, after

New York Time’s article “A Sprained Ankle May Have Lifelong Consequences”, written by Gretchen Reynolds describes the harsh reality of ankle injuries, explaining that they could possibly affect movement for the rest of the injured person’s life. People tend to address ankle injuries as something that will heal on their own and never be a problem again, but the studies discussed in this article show different results. Ankles are very easily damaged and will heal within a few weeks without serious medical treatment, which is why I believe that people brush off ankle injuries. The first study discussed in the article, facilitated by Dr. Hubbard-Turner, talks about college-aged men and women who were tested by wearing a pedometer for a week to

Lateral ankle sprains result in multiple acute problems including missed playing time, mechanical and functional instability, weakness, and countless other issues. Injury to the lateral ligamentous complex results in more time lost from participation than any other single sport-related injury. If left untreated or treated poorly, an ankle sprain can develop into a chronic condition. As many as 33% to 42% of lateral ankle sprains exhibit a common and serious residual disability referred to as chronic ankle instability or CAI (Hale et al., 2014). The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons defines chronic ankle instability as a condition characterized by recurring “giving way of the outer (lateral) side of the ankle,” and can occur in the absence of mechanical instability. Hale et al., (2014) states chronic ankle instability to be a long-term sequela to an ankle sprain injury and is felt in 20% to 40% of grade II or III diagnosed ankle sprains. By decreasing the chance of obtaining a lateral ankle sprain, chronic ankle instability and other ankle pathology would therefore also be

The peroneal tendon can suffer from degenerative injury as well as an acute injury. If the damage is caused by a sudden increase in activity such as beginning running after being sedentary, you might experience pain in your foot and ankle over the area of the injury. The pain might be worse when you turn your foot from side to side. If you

There are twenty-three different sports injuries. the first one on the list would be an achilles tendon injury. The achilles is the biggest tendon in your body, it is very common for this tendon to get injured. The tendon gets injured in the following sports such as basketball, baseball, softball, football, soccer, tennis, volleyball, running, dancing, and gymnastics.

Foot injuries are very common in athletics as well as in everyday life. It’s very debilitating to have a foot injury since we use our feet in all of our daily activities. Research published in "Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise” indicates that the average adult takes between 5,000 to 7,000 steps a day. Some sports require the most dedicated athletes spend multiple hours a day pounding their feet on the turf or pavement. Most injuries that occur in the foot require a person to try and stay off of it or completely immobilize it. Since this is very difficult for a person to do, a large percentage of foot injuries often have a very high chance of reoccurring. The severity of some injuries that can be deceiving as well. Often times a nagging pain is ignored and eventually becomes a much bigger problem.