• SA Running Injury Clinic (North)

    62 Melbourne Street North Adelaide 5006
    Phone: 8239 1022

    SA Running Injury Clinic (South)

    233 Fullarton Road Eastwood 5063
    Phone: 8357 0700

    Achilles Tendonitis Treatment near Unley

    At the SA Running Injury Clinic, located near Unley, Achilles Tendon Injuries are in our top three most prevalent injuries we see.

    Achilles Tendon Injuries

    Athletes we see with Achilles injuries say they experience:

    Achilles Tendonitis Unley

    • Achilles tightness, mostly in the morning after, and especially after an active day exercising or hiking
    • Pain when cooling down running, tennis, football, and dancing

    The Achilles Tendon is usually subjected to three common injuries:

    1. Achilles Tendinitis (Achilles Tendon inflammation)
    2. Achilles Tendinosis/Tendonopathy (Achilles Tendon degeneration)
    3. Retrocalneal Bursitis

    Achilles Tendinitis Treatment (Achilles Tendonitis Treatment)

    Achilles Tendinitis (Achilles Tendonitis)

    At SA Running Injury Clinic, Achilles Tendinitis is the most common presenting Achilles Injury. In Achilles Tendonitis, the achilles becomes inflamed. This is combined with the tendon thickening and swelling. Achilles Tendonitis progresses and gets worse over time, that's why it's important to treat it as soon as it presents itself.

    Symptoms usually include stiffness behind the heel or ankle when rising in the morning. Usually, this condition improves with exercise in the body is warm, but the stiffness returns after the body is cooled again. When seen under the microscope, inflammatory conditions have specific cells that the body brings to that area of the body to help control the inflammation and heal the injured tendon. At this stage, this injury is substantially easier to resolve and recovery time is short. If left for over 6 months, it may develop into Achilles Tendinosis (see below) which may take 6-12 months to recover.

    Achilles Tendinosis/Tendonopathy

    At SA Running Injury Clinic, we see athletes presenting with an Achilles Tendon injury which has dogged them for over half a year. At this progressed stage of pathology, the tendon make up has changed significantly, and the condition will be more difficult to treat.
    Achilles Tendinopathy or Achilles Tendinosis is an evolved Achilles Tendon Injury Unleystage of chronic Achilles Tendinitis that is not characterized by inflammation. These athletes have scarring, thickening and/or micro tear breakdown of the tendon itself. There is usually no redness or warmth of the surrounding tissue, although the area can be painful to touch. We treat Achilles injuries regularly at SA Running Injury Clinic and our patients come from all surrounding suburbs including Unley.

    Retrocalcaneal Bursitis

    At SA Running Injury Clinic we occasionally see a more difficult injury called Retrocalcaneal Bursitis. It refers to an inflammation within the lubricating fluid like the sac that lies between the heel bone and the Achilles tendon. It is highly likely that there is the presence of a protruding bony bump on the outside-top border of the back of the heel. This bony prominence is known as a Haglund's deformity.

    At SA Running Injury Clinic we have a 7 Part Program to reduce your Achilles Pain :

    Manage your Achilles Tendon Injury

    You can book an appointment near Unley at SA Running Injury Clinic Online or over the phone. Please note we have two clinics.

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    Call SA Running Injury Clinic, North Adelaide : 8239 1022

    Call SA Running Injury Clinic, Eastwood : 8357 0700