Severity of achilles tendinopathy in athletes of The University of Lahore, Lahore

Abstract

Athletes and the general public both frequently have achilles tendon issues. The nomenclature used to describe the painful Achilles tendon problem is unnecessary, unclear, and frequently does not accurately represent the underlying pathology. Victorian Established Don of Assessment-Achilles (VISA) questionnaire was circulated to 168 athletes and the filled questionnaires were collected back instantly. A separate questionnaire was used to gather demographic data from athletes. Data consisted of 89 females and 79 males. Age range was between 20-40 years old and the average score of body mass index (BMI) was 24.2 + 4.12 and average VISA score was 64.7 + 24. It was concluded that majority of the patient had severity of achilles tendinopathy. The mean value is above 50 and it indicates the severity of disease and standard deviation is also high
because of outlier.