Both exercises must be done slowly and in a controlled manner. Doing them fast can increase the damage. This may help the Achilles tendon to heal and prevent future injury. Physical therapy is ...

Tight calves and shin splints are common issues runners face. But they shouldn’t be the only areas you pay attention to in ...

Objective To compare the effectiveness of progressive tendon-loading exercises (PTLE ... of the patients (82% in both groups) received therapy prior to the time of study commencement, of which ...

And then I stumbled across a post by runner and physical ... In Sports & Exercise found that runners who had some form of Achilles tendinopathy (the general term for tendon pain and damage ...

The R.I.C.E. protocol (rest, ice, compression, and elevation) is a common natural remedy for tendonitis ... and intensity of exercises may not work for all cases. Physical therapy can benefit ...

1 School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy ... Tendon microcirculation is considered to be an important factor in tendinosis and the tendon healing process [Fenwick, 2002]. The present study ...