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Originally Posted by BHitterDPasser  It seems odd the they would identify your hip flexors as causing your achilles tendonitus as they are on opposite ends of the leg. Typically Achilles Tendonitus has to deal with arch or calve issues, I thought.
Did you ask your therpapist?
Not directly realted to your problem, but when I saw my Orthopedist about tendonitus, he told me that some studies suggest ~1,000 mg/day of vitamin C has been shown to help heal tendons/alleviate tendonitus. |
Hmmmm, thanks BHDP...I will have to look into the vitamin C. At this point I'm willing to do anything to do anything to speed up the healing process (it's been over 6 months now since the initial work injury that caused the tendonitis) I just hope they're on the right track to fixing me. Their whole approach just seems really out there. The therapist is the one that came up this this wacked out idea about my leg length being the main cause of my achillies tendonitis, and that the leg length discrepency is due to me being out of alignment because of my tight hip flexors, psoas and overall inflexibility. At least they are also going to treat it with medicine, a topical steroid called dextromethisome which they are going to apply with this specialized ultrasound machine in therapy, so hopefully that will aid in my recovery. and I will try to be more vigilant with the stretching.....although I cringe at the thought of doing an hour and a half of Yoga every day...which is what the crazy physical therapist recommended!!!!!