💊 Achilles jabs matched fake ones
In a trial of 192 people in Australia, injections for Achilles tendon pain did no better than sham injections after a year, with or without steroid. Worth knowing before you pay for them.
🔗 www.bmj.com/content/395/...
#Health #Tendon #BMJ 🧪
In a trial of 192 people in Australia, injections for Achilles tendon pain did no better than sham injections after a year, with or without steroid. Worth knowing before you pay for them.
🔗 www.bmj.com/content/395/...
#Health #Tendon #BMJ 🧪
Efficacy and cost effectiveness of high volume injections with and without corticosteroid compared with sham for midportion Achilles tendinopathy (Inject trial): randomised controlled trial
Objective To test the efficacy and cost effectiveness of high volume injections with and without corticosteroid versus sham injection for midportion Achilles tendinopathy.
Design Single centred, part...
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October 30, 2026 at 6:48 AM
💊 Achilles jabs matched fake ones
In a trial of 192 people in Australia, injections for Achilles tendon pain did no better than sham injections after a year, with or without steroid. Worth knowing before you pay for them.
🔗 www.bmj.com/content/395/...
#Health #Tendon #BMJ 🧪
In a trial of 192 people in Australia, injections for Achilles tendon pain did no better than sham injections after a year, with or without steroid. Worth knowing before you pay for them.
🔗 www.bmj.com/content/395/...
#Health #Tendon #BMJ 🧪
Several conditions can mimic insertional or midportion Achilles tendinopathy by causing heel pain and need to be considered in the differential diagnosis.
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#AchillesTendinopathy
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March 31, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Several conditions can mimic insertional or midportion Achilles tendinopathy by causing heel pain and need to be considered in the differential diagnosis.
https://www.nature.c...
#AchillesTendinopathy
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#AchillesTendinopathy
The Achilles tendon core, particularly the midportion, is characterized by a decreased cellularity and generally low vascularization. At the bony insertion site, the Kager fat pad and the retrocalcaneal bursa are located between the bone and tendon
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March 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The Achilles tendon core, particularly the midportion, is characterized by a decreased cellularity and generally low vascularization. At the bony insertion site, the Kager fat pad and the retrocalcaneal bursa are located between the bone and tendon
https://www.nature.c...
https://www.nature.c...
Mountain Beavers have weird skulls! They are "protrogomorphous" which means that their jaw muscle (superficial masseter) originates on the upper palate (maxilla) and inserts along the back of the jaw (angular process) as compared to other rodents #2025MMM #RIP animaldiversity.org/collections/...
March 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Mountain Beavers have weird skulls! They are "protrogomorphous" which means that their jaw muscle (superficial masseter) originates on the upper palate (maxilla) and inserts along the back of the jaw (angular process) as compared to other rodents #2025MMM #RIP animaldiversity.org/collections/...
to be honest the last time i ever read something wholeheartedly was in high school so I really only have a couple recommendations :pp
the late-midportion (like pg. ~224) of this book is so good!!!! you should read it!!!! for your mind's muscles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the late-midportion (like pg. ~224) of this book is so good!!!! you should read it!!!! for your mind's muscles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
to be honest the last time i ever read something wholeheartedly was in high school so I really only have a couple recommendations :pp
the late-midportion (like pg. ~224) of this book is so good!!!! you should read it!!!! for your mind's muscles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the late-midportion (like pg. ~224) of this book is so good!!!! you should read it!!!! for your mind's muscles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of the most-read articles on REHAB+ in May 2026
Based on 9 RCTs (n=557), the review found no clinically meaningful benefit of shockwave therapy for pain or disability in either insertional or midportion Achilles tendinopathy.
🔗 Access the article here: plus.mcmaster.ca/rehab/Home/A...
Based on 9 RCTs (n=557), the review found no clinically meaningful benefit of shockwave therapy for pain or disability in either insertional or midportion Achilles tendinopathy.
🔗 Access the article here: plus.mcmaster.ca/rehab/Home/A...
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Shockwave Therapy for Midportion and Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy: A Nail in the Coffin? A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.
plus.mcmaster.ca
May 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
One of the most-read articles on REHAB+ in May 2026
Based on 9 RCTs (n=557), the review found no clinically meaningful benefit of shockwave therapy for pain or disability in either insertional or midportion Achilles tendinopathy.
🔗 Access the article here: plus.mcmaster.ca/rehab/Home/A...
Based on 9 RCTs (n=557), the review found no clinically meaningful benefit of shockwave therapy for pain or disability in either insertional or midportion Achilles tendinopathy.
🔗 Access the article here: plus.mcmaster.ca/rehab/Home/A...
In September, 2025 the article titled 'Efficacy of Heel Lifts for Managing Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy (The LIFT Trial): A Participant- and Outcome Assessor-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.' was the most read article on REHAB+
Access the article here: plus.mcmaster.ca/rehab/Home/A...
Access the article here: plus.mcmaster.ca/rehab/Home/A...
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Efficacy of Heel Lifts for Managing Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy (The LIFT Trial): A Participant- and Outcome Assessor-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
In September, 2025 the article titled 'Efficacy of Heel Lifts for Managing Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy (The LIFT Trial): A Participant- and Outcome Assessor-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.' was the most read article on REHAB+
Access the article here: plus.mcmaster.ca/rehab/Home/A...
Access the article here: plus.mcmaster.ca/rehab/Home/A...
#Achilles tendon disease comes in two entities: Read our analysis for free 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Midportion disease:
More severe tendon thickening & complete tears
#Insertional disease:
Partial tears more frequent
@skeletaljournal.bsky.social #MSKrad #OpenAccess
#Midportion disease:
More severe tendon thickening & complete tears
#Insertional disease:
Partial tears more frequent
@skeletaljournal.bsky.social #MSKrad #OpenAccess
March 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
#Achilles tendon disease comes in two entities: Read our analysis for free 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Midportion disease:
More severe tendon thickening & complete tears
#Insertional disease:
Partial tears more frequent
@skeletaljournal.bsky.social #MSKrad #OpenAccess
#Midportion disease:
More severe tendon thickening & complete tears
#Insertional disease:
Partial tears more frequent
@skeletaljournal.bsky.social #MSKrad #OpenAccess
The words that healthcare providers use to describe a diagnosis influences how people experience pain 🧪
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The content of diagnostic information has an immediate effect on pain with loading in people with midportion Achilles tendinopathy: a randomized clinical experiment
Contemporary models of pain suggest the beliefs an individual holds regarding the cause of pain may influence pain intensity. Direct evidence supporti…
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July 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The words that healthcare providers use to describe a diagnosis influences how people experience pain 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Newly updated guidelines for treating #Achillestendinopathy 🧪 www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/...
Achilles Pain, Stiffness, and Muscle Power Deficits: Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy Revision – 2024: Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy: Vol 54, No 12
The Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (AOPT) has an ongoing effort to create evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for orthopaedic physical therapy management of patients with musculoskeletal impairments described in the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). The 2024 Achilles Pain, Stiffness, and Muscle Power Deficit: Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) is a revision of the 2018 CPG and represents the third CPG from AOPT on this topic. The goals of the revision were to provide a concise summary of the contemporary evidence and to develop new recommendations or revise previously published recommendations to support evidence-based practice. This current CPG covers prevalence, pathoanatomical features, risk factors, clinical course, diagnosis, examination, imaging, and physical therapy interventions for the management of midportion Achilles tendinopathy. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2024;54(12):CPG1-CPG32. Epub 27 November 2024. doi:10.2519/jospt.2024.0302
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December 14, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Newly updated guidelines for treating #Achillestendinopathy 🧪 www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/...
What causes band-like erosion of the midportion of a terminal phalanx? https://gamuts.net/x/11876 #FOAMed #Gamuts
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What causes band-like erosion of the midportion of a terminal phalanx? https://gamuts.net/x/11876 #FOAMed #Gamuts
Imaging diagnosis: Band-like erosion of the midportion of a terminal phalanx https://gamuts.net/x/11876 #FOAMRad
June 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Imaging diagnosis: Band-like erosion of the midportion of a terminal phalanx https://gamuts.net/x/11876 #FOAMRad
Differences in Recovery of Tendon Health Explained by Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy Subgroups: A 6-Month Follow-up pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36688719/
“The Activity- and Function-Dominant subgroups had superior outcomes compared to the Psychosocial- and Structure-Dominant subgroups”
“The Activity- and Function-Dominant subgroups had superior outcomes compared to the Psychosocial- and Structure-Dominant subgroups”
March 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Differences in Recovery of Tendon Health Explained by Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy Subgroups: A 6-Month Follow-up pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36688719/
“The Activity- and Function-Dominant subgroups had superior outcomes compared to the Psychosocial- and Structure-Dominant subgroups”
“The Activity- and Function-Dominant subgroups had superior outcomes compared to the Psychosocial- and Structure-Dominant subgroups”