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Achilles Tendinitis What are Treatment Alternatives

Achilles tendinitis suggests an inflammatory reaction, however this is very restricted because there is little blood supply to the Achilles tendon. Better suited summaries are swelling of the surrounding sheath (paratenonitis), deterioration within the substance of the tendon (tendinosis) or a combination of the two.

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