If you’ve been told you have “tendonitis” in your Achilles, peroneal tendon, or another tendon in your ankle, that term may be outdated. More importantly, it could be leading you toward the wrong approach for recovery. Tendonitis suggests that inflammation is the main cause of your pain. This can make it seem like the answer […]
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If your Achilles tendon looks “damaged” on an MRI or ultrasound, that finding may have nothing to do with why it hurts. This trips up almost everyone with Achilles tendinopathy. Research shows that tendon abnormalities on imaging can appear in 0 to 80% of people with no symptoms at all. One study found tendon pathology
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Here’s the truth: Achilles tendinopathy is a load problem, not a flexibility problem. Stretching and foam rolling don’t rebuild the tendon’s capacity to handle load. That’s the only thing that actually fixes it. But before we go further, let’s clear up another common misunderstanding. Tendinopathy vs Tendonitis vs Tendonosis: whats the difference? Tendonitis is the
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