Achilles Tendon issuere

I had torn a part of my Achilles and when i talked to my doctor about it he said that it should take 6-8 weeks to heal. He said that walking on it was probably okay but doing more than that was bad for it until it completely healed. For mine to heal without any pain it took 3 months of staying off of it because at first i wanted to work out, so i did. Be very careful, reinjurying it while its trying to heal will make it take longer to heal.

Sounds like tell tale symptoms of tendonistus to me. I had the same things. I used to do alot of running and had very simular symptoms. It's basically inflamation of the Achilles tendon hence the soreness. This a common over use injury in runners.

There are some things you can do to remedy it.

1- Stop running and do an alternative CV exercise thats non impact and that puts no strain on the achilles (swimming,weight training or cyling)

2- Ice and elvation on the sore part

3- Maybe see a physio and get some treatment to speed recovery

Rest is the main thing if you don't it WILL get worse until it becomes a long term problem.

Try the above for a few weeks then try a light run and see how it is

Good luck

I have a thickening of my achilles and ankle tendons. I don't really notice any pain in my achilles, but more along my extensor tendons. My doctor said the only way to deal with it is to rest between inflammation (10 days), or try lower impact activities. I have to step back from running, so I'm rowing and on the elliptical. I'll jump when I have to and rotate between ice and heat compresses and ibuprofen. As Nick suggested the problem can get significantly worse (tears...) and then you will really be laid up.

Have you tried the wrap/brace to stabilize your ankle? i use one for every time i workout. I had a Tibialis tendon transfer when I was young so i always run into tendon issues if I don't make sure the ankle has enough support... Good luck

Tight calves can lead to achilles issues. Make sure you are stretching VERY well. And check your shoes, are you wearing the right kind for your feet/ pronation? Go to a good running shoe store and have them check.

Try the stair step stretch... stand on a step and drop your calves until you feel the stretch. You should feel it all down your leg. Be careful increasing your mileage too quickly also.

let me know if you have any questions, I had a bad case of AT a couple years ago and still get flare ups if I'm not really diligent with stretching. Also, ice and Aleve are good.

Tight calves can lead to achilles issues. Make sure you are stretching VERY well. And check your shoes, are you wearing the right kind for your feet/ pronation? Go to a good running shoe store and have them check.

Try the stair step stretch... stand on a step and drop your calves until you feel the stretch. You should feel it all down your leg. Be careful increasing your mileage too quickly also.

The stretching also a good comment as is the shoes one. I wouldn't bother with a brace it only hides the problem temporarily.

Walking is the same type of movement as running so I would avoid that, especially on an incline. Rest up, use the ice and stretching and cross train for the time being would be sound advice in my opinion. It is frustrating but best to recover than be out long term

Good advice and accurate!! Added thought. After you have healed up. To prevent reoccurance, get your calves periodically massaged. It won't be a pleasant experience but it should help prevent reoccurance. (just make sure you find a MT that knows what they are doing, a Sports MT is your best bet) Plus be balanced and listen to your body!!!

Painful but well worth it if you can afford it

Good, I was going to mention tendonitis, I had it on the top of my foot and same thing, went away and came back but the second time was not as bad.

RICE it and hope you heal as fast as your doc says :drinker:

Hi rosey I am a sports therapist and I'm afraid that just pain killers and rest which the doc prescribed will not guarantee you'll be ok in two week. RICE btw means Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate.

Achilles tendonitis can lead to tears if not treated properly. You need to rest from running completely until you've seen a physio or sports therapist. Choose a weight bearing exercise to maintain your fitness i.e. swimming, rowing machine, cycle (if it doesn't hurt). Ice for 10 mins every 2 hours for first day then 2-3 times over next 48 hours. Gentle calf stretches (drop stretches are good for achilles like nick suggested(?), roughly 3 times a day and then regulary every day to keep the problem from returning. Get to a sports therapist who can perform massage techniques to prevent adhesions forming within the tendon. These adhesions stop the tendon sliding smoothly back into the sheath.

Find the root to the problem, get your shoes checked (over pronation causes achilles problems), look at your training (are you upping it too fast, are you not taking long enough rest periods, are you stretching properly after workouts), achilles tendonitis could be an over-use injury caused by too much, too soon. Sorry to be the bearer or bad news.