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Achilles Tendonitis Treatment in Jupiter, FL
Your Achilles handles forces up to ten times your body weight, until overuse outpaces repair. Heal it now, properly, and you avoid the two outcomes nobody wants: chronic degeneration or a rupture.
What's happening in your tendon
Achilles tendonitis is an overuse injury: repeated loading creates micro-damage in the tendon faster than your body repairs it. Early on, that means inflammation and morning stiffness. Left unresolved, the tendon shifts into tendinosis, true structural degeneration, with disorganized collagen and poor blood supply. That's when the thickened, lumpy, chronically sore tendon appears, and when rupture risk climbs.
It comes in two flavors that matter for treatment: mid-portion tendonitis (the classic sore spot a couple inches above the heel) and insertional tendonitis (right where the tendon meets the heel bone, often with a bone spur). Dr. Cedeno identifies which you have, because rehab and treatment differ.
How we treat it
- Load management & eccentric exercise, the evidence-based foundation that rebuilds tendon capacity. We guide you through it; total rest is usually the wrong move.
- MLS laser therapy, calms pain and swelling and accelerates tendon repair between loading sessions.
- Shockwave (EPAT), strong evidence for chronic Achilles tendinopathy; breaks the degeneration cycle and restarts healing.
- PRP, considered for resistant tendinosis before any surgical discussion.
- Heel lifts / footwear tweaks, small mechanical changes that offload the tendon while it rebuilds.
One thing we won't do: inject cortisone into your Achilles. Steroid weakens tendon tissue and raises rupture risk, the exact opposite of what your tendon needs.
Red flags, call promptly
- A sudden "pop" with sharp pain, possible rupture
- Unable to push off or rise on your toes
- Rapidly increasing swelling or a visible gap
Suspected ruptures need same-day assessment. Call us at (561) 915-1934.
Book EvaluationAchilles questions, answered
Can I keep running / playing tennis?
Usually in modified form. Tendons need load to heal, the art is keeping load below the irritation threshold while treatment raises that threshold. We'll build you a return-to-sport progression instead of a blanket "stop everything."
How long does recovery take?
Early tendonitis often settles in 4–8 weeks with proper care. Chronic tendinosis takes longer, typically 3+ months of progressive loading, accelerated by shockwave and laser. Far better than the alternative: years of flare-ups or a rupture requiring surgical repair and months of rehab.
Why does my heel bone hurt where the tendon attaches?
That's insertional Achilles tendinopathy, often accompanied by a bony bump (Haglund's deformity) that rubs in stiff-backed shoes. It's treated differently from mid-portion tendonitis, another reason a precise diagnosis matters.
Don't wait for the pop.
Chronic Achilles pain is a warning. Treat it while treatment is still simple.