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Achilles Tendon Problems
Medications
You can use medicine to relieve pain from
Achilles tendinopathy or an
Achilles tendon rupture 
. The medicine may be prescription or
nonprescription.
- Acetaminophen can relieve pain. One example is Tylenol.
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are also often used to treat pain from Achilles tendinopathy or rupture. But because most tendon problems do not involve inflammation, NSAIDs are not usually needed. NSAIDS include ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and aspirin. Do not give aspirin to anyone younger than 20 because of the risk of Reye syndrome.
- Corticosteroid injections, which sometimes are injected around tendons or into joints to reduce pain and inflammation, are not used to treat Achilles tendinopathy, because they may increase the risk of a tendon rupture.
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January 03, 2011
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