What is Achilles tendon injury?

Achilles tendon is a relatively large tendon of the whole body. Its injury is divided into severity. Chronic injury refers to local injury caused by a certain action for a long time, which often causes Achilles tendon pain and chronic inflammation. Treatment often requires braking and rest, external application of drugs for activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, detumescence and pain, or oral drugs to reduce the amount of activity and achieve the purpose of treatment. Severe tendon injury is caused by acute severe trauma, such as intense exercise, running, long jump, high jump suddenly feel torn, even feel Achilles tendon hit by a stick, serious injury will cause serious tear or even rupture of Achilles tendon, after the injury will feel pain, need to go to the hospital for examination and treatment. Can not stand on one foot, can not stand on one foot heel, can feel or see Achilles tendon depression, emptiness, need surgical repair, if the patient is old, can consider not repair, old may be chronic strain, encounter slightly intense exercise caused injury, at present this kind of injury repair and not repair has certain controversy, can consider conservative treatment.