Conservative treatment of Achilles tendinopathy: emerging techniques

Foot Ankle Clin. 2009 Dec;14(4):663-74. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2009.07.003.

Abstract

Achilles tendinopathy is a painful condition that occurs commonly in both active and inactive individuals. It seems that this condition is painful as a result of ingrowth of neural structures and neovessels leading to poor healing, rather than from inflammatory mediators. Traditional conservative measures are often successful. There is a subset of patients who fail to respond to these measures, however, and this has led to the investigation of newer conservative techniques. This article provides a review of many of the emerging techniques in the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Achilles Tendon*
  • Animals
  • Aprotinin / administration & dosage
  • Electrocoagulation
  • High-Energy Shock Waves / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Nitroglycerin / therapeutic use
  • Polidocanol
  • Polyethylene Glycols / therapeutic use
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Tendinopathy / physiopathology
  • Tendinopathy / therapy*
  • Tissue Adhesives / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors
  • Tissue Adhesives
  • Polidocanol
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Aprotinin
  • Nitroglycerin