by Helen How | Apr 6, 2026 | Achilles Tendon
🥉 European Masters Athletics Championships — Toruń 2026 Andrew Brown. GB vest. Bronze medal. 1500m M45. Scottish record. Six years ago, he nearly never ran again. March 2020. First lockdown. Andrew came in with a hamstring/glute issue — referred...
by Helen How | Jan 16, 2026 | Achilles Tendon, Focus Shockwave Therapy, Focus Shockwaves
Achilles Tendon RehabilitationTendon Talk: Why the Achilles Matters So Much for Runners For runners, tendons are everything. They don’t just connect muscle to bone — they store energy, release it, and make running efficient. And no tendon does this more than the...
by Helen How | Jan 13, 2026 | Achilles Tendon
Understanding the Achilles Tendon Timeline Why Healing Takes Time — and Why Focused Shockwave Works When Used Properly Achilles tendinopathy is one of the most misunderstood conditions in musculoskeletal practice. Importantly, this is not...
by Helen How | Jun 27, 2025 | Achilles Tendon
🦶 Case Study: Focused ESWT for Scar Tissue & Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy Restoring Function After Four Ankle Surgeries in a Retired Professional Footballer 👤 Patient Profile Age: 35 Occupation: Retired professional footballer Referral: Via...
by Helen How | Jun 13, 2025 | Achilles Tendon, Focus Shockwave Therapy, Time under Tension
🧠 1. Magnusson et al. (2010) – The Pathogenesis of Tendinopathy: Balancing the Response to Loading Tendon tissue is metabolically active and adapts to both loading and unloading through collagen synthesis and degradation cycles. Collagen...
by Helen How | Feb 27, 2025 | Achilles Tendon
Insertional Achilles tendons require focused shockwave therapy and you need the treatment plan to last between 3 to 6 months it takes longer then studies which just say 3 to 4 months this is because as you can see from the x-ray the insertion of the Achilles can cause...
