05/04/2026
๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ง; ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐.
๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ (more accurately referred to in research as ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐บ as the umbrella term) is a common overuse condition, especially in active individuals. Studies report a prevalence of around 6% in physically active populations, with incidence rates of 7โ9% in runners, and lifetime risk reaching up to 24% in athletes (Wang et al., 2022; Maffulli et al., 2003; Maffulli et al., 2010).
Symptoms such as pain, stiffness, tightness, and tenderness often develop gradually due to repeated stress, limited mobility, and inefficient movement patterns.
IASTM helps by addressing contributing factors around the tendon, particularly calf tightness, ankle mobility, and soft tissue movement which in turn allows the area to better handle load when combined with proper exercise and progression.
๐ฑ๐พ๐ผ๐๐๐พ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐พ๐
๐๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐, ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐พ ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐พ ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐บ๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐บ๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐พ.
๐ฌ If youโre experiencing similar symptoms, feel free to message us to learn how IASTM Wellness Therapy can support your recovery.
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Wang, Y., Zhou, H., Nie, Z., & Cui, S. (2022). ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐บ๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐ช๐ด๐ฆ: ๐ ๐ด๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข-๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐บ๐ด๐ช๐ด. Sports Medicine and Health Science.
Maffulli, N., Wong, J., & Almekinders, L. C. (2003). ๐๐บ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐บ. Clinics in Sports Medicine.
Maffulli, N., Longo, U. G., & Denaro, V. (2010). Novel approaches for the management of tendinopathy. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
