LWPT Webinar: Achilles Tendon with Dr. Adam Sangeorzan, MD

We were excited to have Evergreen's Dr. Adam Sangeorzan, MD on the webinar to talk about all things Achilles. This ranges from the acute bout of tendonitis to the more chronic tendinopathies. The discussion ran for approximately 30 min with time at the end for Q & A.
Topics covered:
-What Is achilles Tendonitis?
-What Is achilles Tendionpathy?
-How to best address achilles pain conservatively
-Eccentric loading in treatment of achilles
-What surgical techniques might be helpful in the treatment of achilles pain
-Suggestions for return to run
-Discussion of PRP, Shockwave, and StemCell in treatment of chronic achilles issues
-Zero Drop vs Offset for Shoe types for achilles pain
-Shoe selection when achilles tendinitis is present
Research talked about:
-Lenhart RL,. MSSE (2014);
-Zhang, M Applied Sciences (2021);
-Sinclair, J, Footwear Science (2016);
-Khassetarash, A, SJMSS 30.9 (2020);
-Willson JD SJMSS (2015);
-Starbuck C., SJMSS (2021).
-Willy et al, J. Sport Science (2017);
-Devita P, et al. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016;
-Majaj RM, et al. Hum Mov Sci. 2020;
-Willy RW, Paquette MR. The Physiology and Biomechanics of the Master Runner. Sports Med Arthrosc Rev. 2019
Links:
Dr. Adam Sangeorzan: www.evergreenhealth.com/find-...
Rich Willy: montanarunninglab.com
Jay Discharry: anathletesbody.com/about/