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Baxter’s Nerve Entrapment: The Missed Cause of Heel Pain
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Baxter’s Nerve Entrapment: The Missed Cause of Heel Pain

Achilles, Heel, Injections, Ultrasound

Baxter’s Nerve Entrapment: The Missed Cause of Heel Pain

Lorenzo Masci2026-06-13T11:22:58+00:00April 5th, 2021|Achilles, Heel, Injections, Ultrasound|

Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of chronic heel pain — but not the only one. Baxter's nerve entrapment causes up to 20% of chronic heel pain, yet it's frequently overlooked, leaving people treated for plantar fasciitis that they don't have. Dr Masci diagnoses and treats Baxter's neuropathy at his London clinics with [...]

GTN Patch for Tendonitis: How to Use It, and Does It Work?
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GTN Patch for Tendonitis: How to Use It, and Does It Work?

Achilles, Knee, Pain, Tendons, Treatments

GTN Patch for Tendonitis: How to Use It, and Does It Work?

Lorenzo Masci2026-06-18T14:00:18+00:00October 5th, 2020|Achilles, Knee, Pain, Tendons, Treatments|

Managing tendonitis is tricky. Exercise therapy is the best treatment, but some people struggle with exercise and need extra help. Injections work in some cases but carry risks. A GTN patch — a glyceryl trinitrate patch placed over a painful tendon — is a low-risk alternative. So does a GTN patch for tendonitis work, [...]

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