Forum: Tendon injuries

Okay here goes... On May 9th I was playing basketball with some friends, lost my footing on some wet ashphalt and felt a "snap" in my knee. It hurt immensely. I looked down to see the kneecap about 3-4 inches higher than what it should be. I went to the hospital, xrays were done, and the ER...

I have been diagnosed with this and would like to know and/or hear from anybody who's had this or is going through this condition... the doctor i saw said it could take 2-3 years to return back to normal? i was staggered when i heard that, is this the avg time it usually takes? from what ive...

Hi All, First of all I would like to say that this site is excellent. I've been reading for days and wow it reallys sucks to be AT rupture victim. I shed many tears reading your threads. However they say its good therapy! Any how there is not alot of conservative methods at this site,...

Hi everyone, I live in Perth, Western Australia. I have a fully torn/ruptured achilles but can still hobble around and have little pain. It has been over 3 weeks already and I have the option of surgery or conservative treatment to be made on Tuesday 6/3/07. Initially my physio thought it was...

Can anyone tell me......does a full thickness tear of the supraspnatus tendon usually require surgery? I havent had much luck with getting answers from the Specialist(this is the guy who based his report on the wrong shoulder xray!) I just started physiotherapy and have another specialist appt in...

Hi All, this is a great site, and thought I would share and ask for feedback on my 12yr old Daugther - not sure if this is the right section, but this where it all started. - I appologise for the length of the post. My Daughter is a good hockey player, we were hoping she might have a chance to...

Name: Domjuan. Achilles rupture date: 06/09/07 (September 6th 2007) Leg: Right. Method: Skipping. Protocol: 8 weeks boot, sensor tests, 6 weeks physio, 6 weeks Foot and ankle class, sensor tests at 9 months, gym work, walking and strength work.

Hi there. I'm 26 and ruptured my achilles about 9 weeks ago. I'm now walking in a shoe with an orthotic, but it's more of a hobble than a walk as the ankle is very stiff. At the time of rupture I couldn't decide what to do but the doctor considered conservative treatment to be the right option....

I am 34 years old and thought it would be a good idea to get back to doing regular exercise so I organised a nice friendly game of 5 a side football. This was 9 weeks before my wife was due to give birth to our first child. As you can probably guess within 10 minutes I jumped up for the ball...

Sorry I cross psoted this from another forum. Bear with me :) Hey guys, been battling this injury for a while now. Though I feel it's been properly diagnosed I'd like opinions on you have seen that actually helped you with this condition (or even lateral epicondyle). I'm in Sydney BTW So far...

Hi All, First post-Forum a great idea! I had open ankle stabilisation surgery in March 2009 after a fall from the back of a truck on April Fool's Day 2008 and have a few questions if anyone here has had the same injuries. It's now been almost a year post op and the ankle still gets visibly...

Has anyone heard whether the new MBT (Masai Barefoot Technology) shoes are good for those w/ Achilles tendon ruptures (& have been recovering from them)? How about the FitFlop shoes? When I first saw how the soles were (rounded), I thought that may be good for other people, but probably not me....

Hi All, New to the thread but definitely glad I stumbled upon this. Looking for advice, info etc. My Story, 37 yrs old, in good shape, gym 4 days a week (lift pretty heavy), Racquetball 1-2 days a week avrg of 45 mins - 1 hr of play I ruptured my Achilles Tendon 1/12/10 playing...

Hi All, I am new to this kind of communication but was really impressed with I have read. Hopefully I am posting this in the right place. I am having surgery Dec. 1 to reattach the hamstring tendon. I am terrified, not so much with the surgery but the recovery. I have read numerous posts and...

As i post mainly on Hip and Groin injuries. I'm week 5 post op for a Triple pelvic Osteotomy and a femur osteotomy, and i'm suffering bad with Achilles tendonitis in the right unoperated leg, and i have tendonitis behind my knee and heel on operated leg. I seem to be prone to tendonitis as i had it...

Hi, Im an elite swimmer who has had osteitis pubis and tendinitis in my left groin for nearly six months now. I have had 2 cortisone injections in both groins, the second worked very well allowing me to start some strength work and also getting back in the pool. Progress was good until a few...