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Thanks for visiting!Achilles Tendon Problems – The Questions
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Have I got an Achilles Tendonitis Injury?
What are the symptoms [...]

Tendon Healing
There are 3 phases to Healing

inflammatory phase
repairing phase
remodeling phase

Inflammatory Phase
Red blood cells and white blood cells, enter the site of injury. In the first twenty-four hours, the job of these white blood cells is to ‘clean up’ any dead materials.
Special substances or factors are released which

increase permeability of the blood vessels (this allows [...]

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You have a Ruptured Achilles Tendon – What options do you have for treatment?
There has been a debate in medicine lasting many decades about the benefits of surgery vs conservative treatment of a ruptured tendon. Initially the surgery required a large scar which posed risks of post-op infections. The alternative was plaster casting with pointed [...]