Category Archives: Achilles

Common Injuries in Young Dancers: Ballet & Rhythmic Gymnastics

    Common Injuries in Young Dancers: Ballet & Rhythmic Gymnastics With over 20 years of experience treating dancers, Dr Philip Wrotslavsky DPM FACFAS founder of the Advanced Foot and Ankle Center of San Diego understands the unique physical demands placed on young ballet dancers and rhythmic gymnasts. These athletes push their bodies to achieve extraordinary movements,

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    Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair

      Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair POP, you feel it in the back of your ankle. It can feel as if someone slugged you with a bat in the back of the heel. You fall down and can barley walk on the foot. Overnight the ankle and heel get swollen and purple. When

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      Achilles Insertional Tendonitis Retrocalcaneal Heel Spur

        Achilles Insertional Tendonitis Retrocalcaneal Heel Spur           Suffering with heel pain is not a way to live. Suffering with heel pain in the back of the heel that does not allow you to wear shoes with out the painful rubbing in the back of your shoe can be unbearable. The issue

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