This article illustrates the three best tests to use in the case of Achilles tendinopathy: palpation, the arc sign, and the Royal London Hospital test.
The diagnostic accuracy of these tests for the assessment of patients with problems related to the Achilles tendon has been analyzed in a systematic review carried out in 2014. In this article, we re-port a summary, from which it emerges that the clinical tests for tendinopathy have more validity as a diagnostic tool, less as a screening tool.