Home › Patient Information › Hospitals › Harold Wood Hospital › Achilles Tendon Injury

Achilles Tendon Injury.

You have a suspected rupture to your Achilles Tendon. You have been thoroughly examined and are now considered fit to be discharged. The following will aid your recovery,

Print

Chinese (Traditional)

Care Instructions for a Achilles Tendon Injury

Healing

If confirmed this normally takes approximately 9–10 weeks to heal, however symptoms can be on-going for 3–6 months.

Pain and swelling

Swelling is often worse of the end of the day. Elevating your ankle will help.

Take painkillers as prescribed.

Using your ankle

You must use the boot with the wedges until we confirm the diagnosis.

Keep the boot on at night and during the day.

You should not weight bear on your foot during this time and will most likely be non-weight bearing if a rupture is confirmed on the USS.

Follow up

You have been referred to have an ultrasound scan to investigate the injury.

You will receive a phone call from the Fracture Care Team for further consultation and advice after your scan.

If you are worried that you are unable to follow this plan, or have any questions, then please phone the Fracture Care Team for advice.

If you are experiencing pain or symptoms, other than at the site of the original injury or surrounding area, please get in touch.

Information on Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) risk and Tinzaparin injections

Due to the nature of this injury, and its rehabilitation, it is required to immobilise the foot in a boot without weight bearing. This places you in a higher risk group for developing a DVT (blood clot) which could potentially have very serious effects.

You may or may not have prescribed a course of Tinzaparin (a type of heparin), which is blood thinner. If you have been prescribed Tinzaparin, one of the nurses in clinic will have shown you the injection technique and you should try to keep these injections to a regular time of day. Once your ultrasound scan results have been reviewed we will advise you if you need to continue

Tinzaparin. If you have any further questions with regards to this, or have a reaction to the medication, please direct this to your GP or district nurse.

The used injections MUST be disposed of safely in the yellow ‘Sharps Bin’ provided.

Boot advice

Diabetic patients

If you are diabetic, please contact us to discuss your boot.

This is particularly important if you have problems with your skin. We can provide you with a special diabetic boot if required.

Footwear for your uninjured foot

We would recommend choosing a supportive shoe or trainer with a firm sole for your uninjured foot.

At the moment you are not allowed to put weight through your injured foot. When you are allowed to put weight through your foot you will notice that the boot you have been given has a thicker sole, by matching this height on the uninjured side you will reduce any stress on your other joints.

Share this...

Were you prepared for the visit today?

Did you feel you were prepared for your hospital visit today? Not many people do. The focus of getting there, whether it is in an emergency or for an appointment, can easily end up with you in a muddle.

Am I Prepared?

Related Information

Exercise in the home

Everyone should aim to achieve 150 minutes of exercise a week, but for some it may not be so easy. Here are some tips for exercise…

Exercise

Part 1 – Scanning QRs

This video provides step-by-step instructions on how to use QR codes with MySelfCare, making it easy for you to utilise this powerful feature

Videos

Diet

NOUNthe kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats. “a vegetarian diet”a special course of food to which a person restricts themselves, either…

Diet

Instant Translation

Translate and print any of your patient information instantly.

News & Blog

Some tips to improve your mental wellbeing

Staying on top of your mental health and wellbeing is good for us and also benefit physical wellbeing over time, by reducing risk to physical health problems….

Self

Food Labelling

The UK government requires all pre-packed food to list nutritional information on the packaging.

Diet

Was this information useful?

How easy to understand and how useful was the information for you. All feedback is anonymous. If you would like a possible response, please include your email.

How was your visit today?

How well did our staff do today in helping you with your condition. Please note All feedback is anonymous. If you would like a possible response, please include your email.

Treatment Feedback - Tools for Hospitals

Coming soon – order physical products, and new categories, review your documents and much more.

You must have a valid NHS Email to use this service.

Find Out More

News & Blog

View All

Part 2 – Delivering Information

This video explores the diverse range of patient information delivery products offered by MySelfCare, providing comprehensive guidance on how to utilise them effectively.

Videos

Part 1 – Scanning QRs

This video provides step-by-step instructions on how to use QR codes with MySelfCare, making it easy for you to utilise this powerful feature

Videos

Introduction Video

Introducing you to MySelfCare and a Quick overview of its features and how it works in the Hospital

Videos

Stressed man frustrated with electronic devices

Burnout at work

Over the past few decades, “burnout” has become an all-too-familiar way of speaking about a growing problem. Although originating with psychologist Herbert Freudenberger’s 1974 theory, it…

Blog