latrobe.edu.au Objective(s) To compare the efficacy of in-shoe heel lifts to calf muscle eccentric exercise in reducing pain and improving function in mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. Methods This ...

Medically reviewed by Sarah Richards, DPM The Alfredson protocol is a treatment for Achilles tendonitis that involves ...

Interventions: Participants performed an exercise protocol, which involved isolated eccentric loading ... with their ankle maximally plantarflexed and with their bodyweight centred on the eccentric ...

Bend your front knee while keeping the heel of your back foot on the ... It's important to take it slow and not overdo any stretches or exercises. Eccentric exercises are used to build muscle ...