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General Internal Medicine • Primary Care
How would you approach chronic Achilles tendonitis that persists despite rest and physical therapy?
Referring to podiatry vs MRI vs referring PT with therapies like shock wave.
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When situations like this arise, the first step is to re-evaluate the duration of symptoms and ensure the full trial of conservative management (rest, ice/heat, NSAID/Tylenol, PT) has been done. Oftentimes, it takes months to fully recover, even with these measures. If the symptoms persist despite a...
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