Posted by Steve --Previous Message--
on 9/18/2005, 6:06 am, in reply to "Re: Insertional Achilles Tendonitis"
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I have had chronic achilles tendonitis for about 5 years. Tried physical therapy and other conservative measures, i.e., month long periods of complete rest, ice, stretching, eccentric lowering with weights, and recently bough a 3 MHz (Skylark SD-958, according to cheap stickers on the device, although the manual says it's a 1 MHz SD-957) ultrasound device. It never completely healed by rest/inserts so this summer I've basically gradually and dramatically increased my running. I'll add miles or speed until I get a lot of swelling (large bump all around the insertion at the heel) and then back off until the swelling is at about the same level as previously, but with less activity. So, now I'm running 10 miles to get the kind of swelling I got for a mile 6 months to a year ago. Of course I don't want to tear the tendon or overuse the ultrasound, but resting seems even more useless. A couple of people have written here using esoteric terms that I've never heard. What is "ossotron treatment" and what is "ESW treatment". It is amazing that I've searched the web and talked to orthopods and physical therapists for the past five years and have never heard of these modalities.
: I just had ESW done on my right heel
: at the insertion point of my
: Achilles tendon into my heel bone,
: Tues. May 3, 2005. I am already
: amazed at the reduction of pain. It
: was better instantly. Time will
: tell if it continues to improve. A
: technitian from Houston comes once a
: monty
: to my doctor's office in Sherman,
: Texas, to give the ESW treatment.
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: Achilles tendonitis is a painful and
: often debilitating inflammation of
: the Achilles tendon, also called the
: heel cord. The Achilles tendon is
: the largest and strongest tendon in
: the body. It is located in the back
: of the lower leg, attaches to the
: heel bone (calcaneus), and connects
: the leg muscles to the foot. The
: Achilles tendon gives us the ability
: to rise up on our toes, facilitating
: the act of walking, and Achilles
: tendonitis can make walking almost
: impossible.
:
: The two most common causes of
: Achilles tendonitis are
: inflexibility of the tendon and
: over-pronation (your feet roll
: inwards excessively) . Other factors
: associated with Achilles tendonitis
: are recent changes in footwear and
: changes in training schedules. Often
: long distance runners will have
: symptoms of Achilles tendonitis
: after increasing their mileage or
: increasing the amount of hill
: training they are doing.
:
:
: In most cases, symptoms of Achilles
: tendonitis develop gradually. Pain
: may be mild at first and worsen with
: continued activity. Repeated or
: continued stress on the Achilles
: tendon increases inflammation and
: may cause it to rupture. Partial or
: complete rupture results in
: traumatic damage and severe pain,
: making walking virtually impossible
: and requiring a long recovery
: period.
:
: If damage to the tendon is minor,
: the injury may respond to a simple
: course of treatment known as RICE
: (rest, ice, compression, elevation).
: For compression, the Achilles
: Healer (
: http://pattstrap.com/achilles.htm
: )
: is suggested. The Achilles Healer
: applies compression to the Achilles
: Tendon helping to reduce stress on
: the problem area. In addition,
: upward pressure is applied to the
: heel. The lift of the heel will
: reduce stress and pain of the
: Achilles tendon
:
:
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: I have had achilles tendonitis for
: around 10 years and I'm 36. I have
: pain in that heel all the time, and
: it becomes excruciating and almost
: debilitating when I exercise. I've
: been to several doctors, and was
: ready to go ahead and have invasive
: surgery to detach the tendon and
: chisel calcified bone, and remove
: diseased tendon. But the last
: doctor suggested ossatron treatment,
: and that I have an 80% chance of it
: being somewhat successful. He said
: it was normally used for pf. I need
: any information that you have.
: Thank you!
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