Chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy: an update on research and treatment.
Chronic painful midportion Achilles tendinosis has been known as a difficult condition to treat, and surgical treatment was often needed. In recent scientific studies, however, treatment with painful eccentric calf muscle training has shown very good short-term clinical results and significantly reduced the need for surgical treatment. Also, very recently, a new method consisting of sclerosing of neovessels in the area with painful tendinosis showed promising short-term results. Ongoing and future research will evaluate the potential of these treatment models.
Alfredson
Håkan
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Sports Medicine Unit, Department of Surgical and Perioperative Science, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden. hakan.alfredson@idrott.umu.se
D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*