PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - G. E. Maclellan
AU  - Barbara Vyvyan
TI  - Management of subcalcaneal pain and Achilles tendonitis with heel inserts
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.15.2.117
DP  - 1981 Jun 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 117--121
VI  - 15
IP  - 2
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/15/2/117.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/15/2/117.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med1981 Jun 01; 15
AB  - Soft tissue symptoms in the leg due to sporting activity are commonly associated with the force of heel strike. Conventional training shoes compromise between comfort and performance; few models are suitably designed for both considerations. Using a visco-elastic polymer insert the symptoms of heel pain and Achilles tendonitis have been largely or completely abolished in a preliminary study.