achilies tendontitis

[pudding_bowl]

If you have achilles tendinitis. then the steroid injection is to remove inflammation and the boot is just to raise the heel to offload the tendon so you can't rupture it or worsen it while it's pain free.
Depending on your work - you may be straight into work straight away.
You should have some strengthening and stretching work also following being in the boot.
Are you booked in with a physio?

[keanucatfish]

Thanks for advice. I have not been booked for physio yet, going back to consultant in 6 weeks. The consultant made me very nervous asking me am I sure I want it done as it is risky that the tendon can rupture! I am taking it very easy only walking on it with boot when I need to. I work in a special school and my job can be very physical so working with the boot on is somewhat inpractical.

[quorthon]

your consultant had also to inform u too that steroid injections have a high risk of rupturing collagenous structures, as tendons are!!! So i dont understand why you MAY NOT follow a strengthening-stetching programme...In fact it will be dangerous if u ve taken many times steroid injections in your tendon, to start a rehabilitation programme....If something then goes wrong your physician will blame the physiotherapist,when in the meantime tendon may have weakened because of the injections...We ve seen this "scene" many times in practice
Bear in mind, that tendinopathies are not true INFLAMMATORY procedures, as many people believe...I am saying this to give u an example, why some times the use of steroid or any form of NSAD is futile and pointless!