TY - JOUR T1 - A treatment algorithm for managing Achilles tendinopathy: new treatment options JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 211 LP - 216 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.2007.035543 VL - 41 IS - 4 AU - Håkan Alfredson AU - J Cook Y1 - 2007/04/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/41/4/211.abstract N2 - Achilles tendinopathy affects athletes, recreational exercisers and even inactive people. The pathology is not inflammatory; it is a failed healing response. The source of pain in tendinopathy could be related to the neurovascular ingrowth seen in the tendon’s response to injury. The treatment of Achilles tendinopathy is primarily conservative with an array of effective treatment options now available to the primary care practitioner. If conservative treatment is not successful, then surgery relieves pain in the majority of cases. Directing a patient through the algorithm presented here will maximise positive treatment outcomes. ER -