help! chronic achillies tendonitis
(5 discussions)
I’ve had achillies tendonitis in both legs for one and half years. I have seen an orthopedic surgeon and phyisotherapist and seen no improvement, if anything it’s worse, and now my Orthopedic surgen wants to do surgery. There must be other options, are their any other practioners that specialise in achillies tendonitis injuries and ways to make it better not worse. Who do athletes go and see when they get achilies tendon injuries?
5 comments
Vivian Abrams DPM
There can be several different causes for your problem such as too tight gastrocnemius and or soleus muscle which make up the Achilles tendon. You can have a possible problem with the heel bone itself or even a retrocalcaneal bursitis. I recommend you see another doctor either podiatrist or orthopedist, preferably one who treats athletes.
Vivian Abrams DPM
Have you seen a podiatrist?
mary
yes I did see a podiatrist, they gave me some heel lifts and a few excersises, but found nothing else wrong. I have even had an MRI, the othopedic surgen saw some inflamation but that was all. No one seems to know why I have an achillies tendon problem. Is there any onther specialist I could see?
Paul Cook
Hopefully you can help. Over the past 5 months I have had problems with my achillies area and was wondering if there’s anything I can do to heal this. I play football several times a week and go the gym but I am in pain after games and have restricted movement, can you help?
sd
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