Achilles tendinitis ends running seasons and frustrates every active patient it touches. A Achilles tendinitis poster explains the degenerative tendon process — and why the fix is loading, not resting.
What the poster should show
- Tendinosis vs. tendinitis: the degenerative reality behind the "-itis" label, and why anti-inflammatories alone disappoint.
- Risk factors: training errors, tight calves, poor footwear, and biomechanical faults.
- Eccentric loading: the Alfredson protocol and progressive loading programs — the actual evidence-based fix.
- When to escalate: shockwave, PRP, and surgical debridement for recalcitrant cases.
Why tendon education keeps athletes compliant
Tendon rehab takes months and hurts before it helps. Patients who understand the remodeling process stick with eccentric programs; those who don't quit at week three. The poster does the long, repeated explaining.
Part of our sports medicine, tendon & heel pain collection.
Placement
Sports medicine rooms and waiting areas. Three sizes, printed on demand.