Results showed a combination of exercise therapy and ultrasonography-guided corticosteroid injection was associated with improved outcomes in patients with long-standing Achilles tendinopathy.
Finn Johannsen, MD, and colleagues performed a triple-blinded randomized clinical trial which analyzed 100 patients with Achilles tendinopathy verified by ultrasonography. According to the study, 48 patients were randomly assigned to exercise therapy in conjunction with up to three corticosteroid injections, consisting of 1 mL of methylprednisolone acetate and 1 mL of lidocaine. A control cohort of 52