When Hakan Alfredson, an orthopedic surgeon and professor of sports medicine in Sweden, developed painful Achilles tendon problems in the mid-1990s, he asked his boss to book him in for surgery. His ...
Medically reviewed by Sarah Richards, DPM Key Takeaways The Alfredson Protocol involves heel drop exercises that help ...
Objectives To compare eccentric exercises as proposed by Alfredson with eccentric and static exercises as proposed by Stanish in the management of Achilles tendinopathy. Methods Patients with ...