Welcome to our Achilles Tendinopathy Educational Series! This program consists of 6 modules designed to provide insights into Achilles tendinopathy, focusing on its diagnosis, treatment, and management. In addition, Module 7 provides exercise progression tools that you can use to guide increasing your activity level. Whether you’ve had Achilles tendon pain for 1 month or several years, these modules will guide you through key aspects of this condition.
Overview of each Module
- Understanding Achilles Tendinopathy
- What You'll Learn: What causes it, symptoms, how doctors diagnose it, and how exercise can help.
- Time Needed: About 15 minutes (20 slides).
- Tendon Loading and Capacity
- What You'll Learn: Different ways to safely put weight on your tendon, how to make it stronger over time, and why ignoring tendinopathy can make things worse.
- Time Needed: About 17 minutes (21 slides).
- Tendon Swelling and Imaging
- What You'll Learn: Why tendons swell, what bone spurs are, what Haglund’s deformity is, and when imaging (like MRIs) can help.
- Time Needed: About 12 minutes (16 slides).
- Pain Management and Recovery
- What You'll Learn: Why pain happens, how it affects your mind, and how to use pain as a guide for recovery.
- Time Needed: About 15 minutes (18 slides).
- Physical Activity and Recovery
- What You'll Learn: Why movement is important, which exercises are best, and how to stay active even with pain.
- Time Needed: About 20 minutes (23 slides).
- Recovery and Treatment Options
- What You'll Learn: How long recovery takes, signs that you're getting better, other treatments to try, and when surgery might be needed.
- Time Needed: About 13 minutes (17 slides).
- Exercise Progression Tools
- What You'll Learn: How to do exercises properly, tips to improve performance, and how to adjust activity levels based on your pain and progress.
- Time Needed: Flexible.
Each module includes videos, practical tips, and summaries to enhance your learning experience. Let’s get started!
- Teacher: Ruth Chimenti