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Achilles tendon problems are very common among athletes as well as the general population1, 2. The terminology used to describe the painful condition of the Achilles tendon is superfluous, confusing, and most often does not reflect the underlying abnormality. Terms such as Achilles tendinitis and tendonitis have been widely used, even though inflammatory cell infiltration in the tendon is not seen in biopsy specimens from patients with chronic Achilles tendon problems and the biochemical mediators of inflammation, such as prostaglandin E2, are not found to be more abundant in patients with chronic Achilles tendon pain than in normal controls1, 3-7. In this context, it should be noted, however, that the absence of inflammatory cell infiltration in the chronic state does not exclude a prior inflammatory condition. Additional terms such as Achilles tendinopathy, tenopathy, tendinosis, partial rupture, paratenonitis …