Hi,
just a few comments...
1. injection of steroid into the tendon can actually make it weaker even though it can lessen the pain. There is a study i think that shows even 1 injection into the achilles tendon can increase the incidence of rupture by up to 50%. Usually the injection is into the subacromical space to get the subacromial bursa to settle down...
2. What are your previous posts? Your profile suggests that the above is your first one
For Sharileedahl... i forgot to add to our little discussion above...i expect my patients to improve within six weeks - not complete recovery but "get better" than what they were. I don't think 6 weeks is unreasonable then... it just struck me that we might have had a word/phrase misunderstanding
Cheers