It is usually better to use ice (cold) rather than heat when you have a painful Achilles tendon, but it has its limitations. Find out why.

It's very unlikely that swimming will cause Achilles tendonitis, but there are some exceptional circumstances in which it might do so. In...

Yes, you can swim with Achilles tendonitis or tendinopathy, but there are a few things to keep in mind. Depending on how sensitive or...

Are your tight calves causing Achilles tendonitis? No. It's rather the other way round. Learn how to relieve your stiff calves.

Do not confuse heel drop exercises for Achilles tendinopathy with stretching, because they are two very different things.

Achilles pain, or Achilles tendinopathy, is one of the most common running injuries to throw a spanner in the works of a marathon...

The full name for the bursitis you get in the back of your heel, underneath the Achilles tendon, is retrocalcaneal bursitis. That’s a bit...

Why it's bad for you to wear an orthopeadic boot for too long when you have Achilles tendonitis, and what to do if you've been wearing one.

Have you been told that you have a Haglund's deformity that is causing pain in your Achilles tendon or at the back of your heel? In this...

Yes, vaping is relatively clean compared to regular cigarette smoke, which can contain more than 4,000 toxic compounds, but if your...

Up to 44% of people returning to sport after and Achilles tendonitis end up with a recurrence of the injury. Here are some things to...

Insertional Achilles tendinopathy/tendonitis is a very specific kind of Achilles injury. In this article, Maryke explains why you should...

There is nothing worse than feeling like you are making progress with your Achilles problem or even starting to get back into activity...

I find that one of the most common reasons why runners reinjure their Achilles tendons when they go back to running is because they try...

One of the main drivers for patients to contact us is the level of pain they are experiencing in their Achilles tendon, which in turn is...

Most active people fear getting an injury that prevents them from doing their usual training. With Achilles tendonitis, walking as well...

I find that runners tend to use pain as the main way of gauging how bad an injury is. However, the intensity of pain often does not...

Neuromuscular or motor control may play a role in both the cause as well as the successful treatment of Achilles tendonitis. In this...

Many people believe that transverse friction or cross friction massage can heal an injured Achilles tendon. It cannot.

Shockwave is often prescribed as part of the treatment for Achilles tendonitis. In this article, Maryke discusses how it works, what the...