Achilles tendonitis- stretching pulls muscle fibers away from each other, making healing process longer. do you agree? healing advice? how long?

Rest and immobilizat: It may take a long time to heal achilles tendonitis because of the poor blood supply to the achilles tendon. Therefore rest, immobilization, shioes with heel lift, such as running shoes, orthoses to relieve stress on the achilles tendon and gentle stretching as well as ice and massage of the tendon are all good treatments. We also use physical therapy from a sports pt.

You can't stretch a : Tendon, only a muscle. Stretching the calf muscles eases tension on the achilles tendon. But it can take a long time to resolve an achilles tendonitis, and it usually takes several things beyond stretches to get rid of it.