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What is the recovery time for an injury to the achilles tendon?
The recovery time for an injury to the achilles tendon depends on how severe the injury is. A mild strain takes 2 to 10 days, moderate strain 10 days to 6 weeks, or severe strain can take 6 to 10 weeks.
How would one cause injury to their achilles tendon?
The achilles tendon is a tendon located in the back of one's leg. This tendon can be injured by inappropriate use from running, jumping, and climbing.
Can you have problems with your Peroneal tendon as a result or secondary of An Achilles tendon rupture?
Absolutely, the Achilles is only the main injury or the most serious injury, but you also got lots of other tendon and muscle tears and pulls all over the foot and ankle area when your Achilles went out. If the Achilles is damaged, it will probably swell at times and that is bound to cause discomfort to the area including the peroneal tendon.
What is a special test for Achilles tendon?
One special test for Achilles tendon is the Thompson test. In this test, the patient lies prone and the examiner squeezes the calf muscle. If the Achilles tendon is intact, the foot will plantar flex; if there is an Achilles tendon rupture, the foot will not move. This test helps to determine the presence or absence of an Achilles tendon injury.
Is there a product to help me stretch in a correct way to help heal my achilles tendon injury?
A few different braces are available to support an achilles tendon injury, but no device to assist in doing stretching exercises in such a way that does not re-injure the area.
The achilles tendon is in the knee or heel?
The Achilles tendon is in the Heel by Ahmed
Is the Achilles tendon bone or cartilage?
The Achilles tendon is neither bone nor cartilage. It is, unsurprisingly, a tendon.
Can a back injury cause an injury to the Achilles tendon?
um doubtful.. Unless the spinal cord is damaged and is causing the tendon to react violently and beyond its normal functions. If that's happening then you have bigger problems.
Is the Achilles tendon in the heel knee or toe?
The Achilles tendon is in the Heel by Ahmed
The triceps surae insert in common into the tendon?
Calcaneal (Achilles) Tendon
What is the most common way people injur their Achilles Tendon?
A traumatic injury is the most common way that people injure their Achilles tendon. The tendon itself is fairly strong, so a large force is required to disrupt it. In older people tendons become more fragile, so a normal stress on an abnormal tendon is also a mechanism for injury in older people, especially the "weekend warriors".
Where is the Achilles tendo located?
Achilles Tendon is located at the back of the ankle. The tough rope like tendon that joins the heel and the calf muscle is achilles tendon.
