Achilles tendon enthesopathy

Achillodynia is a frequent and unpleasant disease, it reduces the performance of an athlete.
 * Damage to the Achilles tendon due to the disparity between the load on the tendon + its biomechanical potential
 * Dystrophic changes of the tendon + its attachment to the tuber calcanei occur during overuse
 * Clinically: overstretching of the tendon + pain when standing on tiptoe, with load
 * Treatment: exclusion of load, Priessnitz dressings, plaster fixation, NSA overall and locally, surgery

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