042. Treatment of Plantaris & Achilles Tendinopathy with Seth O’Neill

Treatment of your patients’ Achilles Tendinopathy may be slowed by involvement of Plantaris.

In Episode 41 of the Physio Edge podcast, Dr Christoph Spang and I discussed how Plantaris may play a role in Achilles tendinopathy. In this episode of the Physio Edge podcast, I discuss with Seth O’Neill how you can identify Plantaris involvement in your patients, and adjust and progress your conservative treatment of Achilles pain and tendinopathy with Plantaris involvement. 

We discuss: 

• What indicates Plantaris involvement and helps you differentiate from mid portion Achilles Tendinopathy
• Where do patients have pain with Plantaris tendinopathy
• What history do patients with Plantaris involvement or tendinopathy present with
• Objective tests and findings for Plantaris tendinopathy and involvement
• Biomechanics contributing to Plantaris tendinopathy
• Is treatment successful for Plantaris
• How to treat Plantaris tendinopathy and involvement in midportion Achilles
• How to perform a loading program
• Running adjustments
• Taping
• Manual therapy

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Access to the Lower Limb Tendinopathy free videos, including Seth’s presentation on Achilles Tendinopathy

Lower Limb Tendinopathy Virtual Conference with detailed, practical presentations:

• Dr Jill Cook will cover “Structure, function and pain in tendinopathy”
• Dr Sean Docking is then going to take us through “The role of imaging in the diagnosis and monitoring of tendinopathy”.
• Dr Peter Malliaras is presenting “Staged rehabilitation of Patellar Tendinopathy”.
• Craig Purdam takes you through “Staged rehabilitation of Hamstring Tendinopathy”
• Seth O’Neill will help you understand “Achilles Tendinopathy Exercise & rehab progressions. Risk factors and the importance of Soleus in Achilles tendinopathy”
• Dr Ebonie Rio will conclude the Virtual Conference with “Tendon pain and the brain – what do we know and can we change it?”

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Physio Edge podcast episode 41 Plantaris Involvement In Achilles Tendinopathy With Dr Christoph Spang