Achilles injections show no meaningful benefit over sham treatment

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A clinical trial published in The BMJ found that commonly used injections for Achilles tendinopathy offer no meaningful clinical benefit over sham treatment. The finding challenges the effectiveness of these injections for tendon pain, stiffness, and swelling.

Commonly used injections for Achilles tendinopathy—pain, stiffness and swelling in the Achilles tendon—offer no meaningful clinical advantage over placebo (sham) treatment, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ.