Using an orthopaedic boot for Achilles tendinopathy or pain
Sometimes, people with Achilles pain or Achilles tendinopathy are prescribed one of those big, chuncky orthopaedic boots. However, in...
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Maryke Louw
- 8 min
Is your heel pain caused by Haglund’s Deformity?
Have you been told that you have a Haglund's Deformity or heel spur that is causing the pain in your Achilles tendon or at the back of...
Maryke Louw
- 4 min
How smoking or vaping can delay tendon healing
Yes, vaping is relatively clean compared to regular cigarette smoke, which can contain more than 4000 toxic compounds, but if your vaping...
Steph Davies
- 4 min
Return to running after Achilles tendinopathy: 5 things to consider
Up to 44% of people returning to sport after and Achilles tendinopathy end up with a recurrence of the injury. Here are some things to...
Maryke Louw
- 3 min
Top tips for insertional Achilles tendinopathy
Insertional Achilles tendinopathy is a very specific kind of tendinopathy. In this article, Maryke explains why you should not treat it...
Maryke Louw
- 8 min
Achilles tendon ruptures/tears – Diagnosis and treatment
It’s extremely important to have an Achilles tendon tear diagnosed and treated as soon as possible. If it is treated quickly, you will...
Alison Gould
- 5 min
Why an Achilles flare-up isn’t always a bad thing
There is nothing worse than feeling like you are making progress with your Achilles problem or even starting to get back into activity...
Maryke Louw
- 1 min
Achilles rehab: Think of running as strength training
I find that one of the most common reasons why runners reinjure their Achilles tendons when they go back to running is because they try...
Alison Gould
- 3 min
What pain means and how pain levels can help us manage an Achilles tendinopathy
One of the main drivers for patients to contact us is the level of pain they are experiencing in their Achilles tendon, which in turn is...
Alison Gould
- 3 min
Cross-training when you have Achilles tendonitis
Most active people fear getting an injury that prevents them from doing their usual training. With Achilles tendonitis, walking as well...
Maryke Louw
- 3 min
Achilles tendonitis – Absence of pain does not equal full recovery
I find that runners tend to use pain as the main way of gauging how bad an injury is. However, the intensity of pain often does not...
Maryke Louw
- 3 min
Neuromuscular control for Achilles tendonitis rehab
Neuromuscular or motor control may play a role in both the cause as well as the successful treatment of Achilles tendonitis. In this...
Maryke Louw
- 4 min
Don’t do cross friction massage on your Achilles tendon!
Oh for goodness sake, how is it possible that so many people believe that transverse friction or cross friction massage can heal an...
Maryke Louw
- 3 min
Shockwave treatment for Achilles tendonitis
Shockwave is often prescribed as part of the treatment for Achilles tendonitis. In this article, Maryke discusses how it works, what the...
Maryke Louw
- 2 min
Why corticosteroid injections may not be a good treatment option for Achilles tendinopathy
Corticosteroid injections can provide excellent pain relief in the short term, but they are bad for your tendon in the long run.
Alison Gould
- 5 min
My Achilles hurts so much? What shall I do?
After a sudden change in activity (load) or direct trauma, an Achilles tendon may become very painful, so much so that exercise and...
Maryke Louw
- 3 min
High volume injections as treatment for Achilles tendinopathy
A high volume injection is one of the treatment options for patients with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. Does it work?
Maryke Louw
- 4 min
PRP injections for Achilles tendinopathy
The jury is still out on whether a PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injection is an effective treatment for Achilles tendinopathy.
Maryke Louw
- 3 min
Achilles tendinopathy – Do I need a scan?
You don’t need a scan for us to be able to diagnose you with Achilles tendinopathy, but they can be useful. In this article, I discuss...
Maryke Louw
- 3 min
Should you change your running style if you have Achilles tendinopathy?
The research has not found any strong link between Achilles tendinopathy and altered running mechanics. There is one definite exception...
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