Achilles Tendonitis Shockwave Treatment #1 Specialist Clinic

The UK’s Leading Orthopaedic Shockwave Clinic

Tel: 020 8549 6666

Achilles Tendonitis & Tendinopathy Shockwave Treatment

Many sufferers of Achilles’s Tendinopathy have recovered completely after treatment with our cutting-edge Focused Shockwave and Magneto Transduction Therapy, enabling them to continue with their sports training and return to competitive events. Veteran athletes have been able to come out of ‘retirement’ and continue their sporting activities while we have a huge number of non-athletic clients achieving pain free Achilles after a series of treatments.

The Achilles tendon connects the calf muscles to the heel bone, you can feel it at the back of your ankle – it’s the thick, springy tissue just above the heel.

Chronic Achilles tendinopathy is a painful condition and there are often unsatisfactory results with traditional treatment. Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT) has been used for many years for the management of various soft tissue conditions including Achilles Tendinopathy.

Achilles’s Tendinopathy Shockwave Therapy

Achilles’s Tendinopathy EMTT Therapy

You can find out more about Shockwave Therapy and EMTT Therapy by following the links.

Achilles Tendonitis in Runners

If you are a runner or an athlete, you should be aware that Achilles tendinopathy is roughly ten times more likely in runners vs age matched controls.

Symptoms of Achilles Tendonitis

Mild pain after exercise or running
Tenderness of the tendon about 3cm above the point where it joins the heel bone
Stiffness of the lower leg
Swelling or thickening around the tendon

Causes of Achilles Tendonitis

Achilles tendonitis can be caused by a number of factors including:

Increase in activity & overuse of the tendon
Insufficient warm-up prior to a sporting activity
Insufficient recovery time between activities
Building your training program to quickly – especially hill running
Sudden extra exertion, such as a final sprint
Misalignment
Change of footwear or training surface
Improper footwear or worn out trainers
Weak or tight calf muscles

Rehabilitation Programs

Depending on the severity of the injury, these can include:

Rest, to allow the inflammation to settle
Regular pain relief with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Steroid injections
Using shoe inserts and heel lifts to take the stress off the tendon
Physiotherapy to strengthen the weak muscle group

Chronic Achilles tendonitis may follow on from acute tendonitis if the condition goes untreated. This is a more difficult condition to treat, particularly in older athletes.

What Happens During Shockwave & EMTT Therapy?

We will isolate the area that needs to be treated, then using our focussed shockwave equipment we will start sending gentle impulses to the area.

Discomfort will be kept to a minimum and gradually the impulses will become more intense, although little pain will be felt and if it is it will gradually dissipate over a few days.

How Long Will the Therapy Take to Work?

Generally, therapy for Achilles tendonitis and heel pain will resolve after three to four sessions, depending on your condition and how long you may have suffered with it, while early diagnosis can reduce the number of sessions needed.

It is important that you work with your physical therapist to ensure that you have an exercise regime and massage to ensure full recovery.

To book treatment for Achilles Tendinopathy request a specialist clinician to call you back to arrange an initial assessment Tel: Tel: 020 8549 6666 or complete the Contact Form below

Our reception lines are open from 8:30am to 8:00pm weekdays and between 10:00am and 4:00pm at weekends (excluding Christmas, New Year and Bank Holidays).

Shock Wave Therapy & Achilles Tendonitis

Patients who have suffered from Achilles tendonitis can often make a faster recovery and return to their sport or exercise regime by undergoing shock wave therapy. In independent research published by The American Journal of Sports Medicine shock wave therapy has been shown to be an effective treatment for chronic insertional Achilles tendinopathy.

We are one of the few shockwave therapy specialist clinics in the UK with the expertise of treating Achilles Tendonitis using the latest Swiss engineered focussed shockwave equipment. We undertake this in conjunction with a course of physiotherapy together with EMTT to aid the outcome of the treatment.