Any advice and exercises recommended for a sore achilles?

jacki865
jacki865 Posts: 122 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I overdid it on the incline training and now my lower leg feels tight whenever I try to do anymore than walk. I didnt think it was that bad until I tried to do a trail jog and had to give up cause it started throbbing. I have been taking ibuprofen and icing it and even bought a compress sock to go over the ankle. I dont want to abandon my fitness goals but I also know if I keep pushing the tendon I will end up making it worse.

I read that this is a common athletic injury. Has anyone had any experiences with it? What did you do you for exercising? Is elliptical and stationary bike a good alternative? Would walking a treadmill or Aerobics class be advised since It only bothers me when I jog or add incline? How long did it take you untill it stopped bothering you?

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  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    Stop any activity that causes pain. If this is very recent (i.e. a few days only), rest completely and see what happens in a week or so. If this has been going on for more than a week, talk to a dr to verify if it is a tendon injury or not. In case it is actually the achilles, you are facing several weeks, if not months, of no running, uphill walking, aerobics etc.
  • humbled380
    humbled380 Posts: 251 Member
    Bio freeze! And taking it easy
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    What helped me tremendously was using a roller a few times every single day on it. I actually didn't have an "official" roller so I used a rolling pin. A bunch of clips on YT show this.
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