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manual therapy to the achilles area

How to Fix Achilles Tendinopathy

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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patients talking to their therapists in the manual therapy area of the clinic

Patellar Tendinitis: Why Rest Makes It Worse (Not Better)

If you’ve been told to rest your patellar tendon pain, you’ve been given advice that sounds logical but is often completely wrong for this type of injury. Rest reduces the pain. But it doesn’t fix the tendon. And it doesn’t fix the reason WHY the tendon started hurting in the first place. In fact, it

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