In this month’s 4 Questions, Carol C. Frey, MD, shares her extensive experience on posterior tibial tendon dysfunction. Orthopedic surgeons frequently see posterior tibial tendon dysfunction in ...

Ice can help reduce swelling in posterior tibial tendonitis. Anti-inflammatory medications can reduce inflammation around the tendon. Orthotics and physical therapy are important early treatments.

The posterior tibial tendon links the calf muscle and the bones inside the foot. The tendon’s responsibility is to support the foot’s arch when taking a step. An acute injury, like a fall, or overuse ...

Q: How do you prevent tibialis posterior tendinitis? I had it licked several years ago through a combination of orthopedic care and icing after workouts. I recently changed shoes, on the advice of an ...

The tibialis posterior is a tendon which functions both as a plantar flexor and invertor of the foot. This means to say that the tendon provides plantar flexion (toe down push off) as well as ...

Q: I have had continuous left side lower leg injuries for about a year. The newest and by far the worst is Posterior Tibial Tendinitis. It seems that no matter what I do, the tendinitis will not go ...

Correspondence to Prof Dr Heinz Lohrer, Institute of Sports Medicine, Otto-Fleck-Schneise, 10, 60528 Frankfurt/Main, Germany; lohrer{at}sport.uni-frankfurt.de Objective In contrast to posterior tibial ...

The tibialis posterior muscle comes from behind the shin bone (tibia) and runs into a tendon that passes behind the bony bit on the inside of the ankle (medial malleolus). Inflammation can occur ...