Aim To evaluate the 5-year outcome of patients with chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy treated with the classical Alfredson's heel-drop exercise programme. Study design Part of a 5-year ...

Medically reviewed by Raynetta Samuels, PT, DPT, CLT The pain in the heel, arch, and bottom of the foot associated with ...

The Alfredson protocol is a treatment for Achilles tendonitis that involves repeated eccentric heel drop exercises. In this ...

The Achilles tendon joins the calf muscles to the heel bone and runs down the back ... in the tendon during strenuous, high impact exercise. Untreated, the tendon can become torn or ruptured.