Topic: achilles tendonitis

[ggcc14]

seemed to have been developing this the last couple of days, its a very minor and dull pain at the moment.

i've gone from basically no cardio in over a year, to running 5 miles everyday. seems that is probably the route of the problem.

i've used the ice and hot water bottle method, what else can I do.. to continue running, i really don't want to take a 1 month hiatus while i have my motivation back. i'm thinking heavy strapping, calf raises to warm up, running slightly less distances, any advice guys? 

[sms1986]

You should get some good advice from the folks in the running thread - http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=88541.14880.

[TepidT2O]

I've had it.  I've found wearing a shoe with more of a heel, and trainers with very cushioned heels really helped.

[Caffeine]

I have had shoulder tendinitis/tendinosis and it absolutely sucked. It took months to heal and there was loads of stuff I couldn't do in my training that I ordinarily would. My advice would be to read up on it the difference between tendinitis and tendinosis and also seek the opinion of a physio.

I'd strongly advise against running on it. You will make it worse.

[ggcc14]

well it has gone for now

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

Can anyone help?

I have really bad pain in my heel. It's not the sole of my foot but the heel - about 3cm from bottom of the heel. If I press it, it's very sore but I can't walk on it - I put my foot down but I can't walk normally as I am in a lot of pain. It seems to be worse first thing in the morning.

In April, I went from doing little/no exercise to now exercising about 8 times a week.

I started to notice it a little last week, I play football Tuesday and Wednesday and after those sessions, I can feel a dull ache. On Thursday I went to the gym at lunch for a weights session, then in the evening did a 3k run as I am attempting to do 10k steps every day in August, so did a quick run for fitness and steps. Friday morning I felt my heel again but went out for a 7km run, it wasn't at the point where it was too painful to run but halfway through I had to stop and take my shoe off and I felt around the heel and it was tender. So I ran home and just relaxed. I walked to the shops that evening and was struggling to walk properly - could feel the pain as I walked.

Then Saturday morning I woke up and could barely put my foot down. It has been the same since and doesn't feel better or worse at any points in the day. I ice it and it feels better for a few minutes then the pain returns

Anyone have any idea what it is or how to fix it?

[ggcc14]

I think the general consensus is that you can't really treat it and you just have to manage it. Take a few weeks off exercise and ease back in gently, hot water bottle can be helpful in relieving the pain. Don't use any painkillers to train on it, just prolongs the shittiness.

[SP]

http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/sport-injuries/foot-heel-pain/plantar-fasciitis

Any help?

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

Thanks for the replies guys - really appreciate it.

Looking at pictures, it's definitely my achilles tendon area, rather than foot or bottom of the heel bone.

Think I just need to rest it, ice it and stay off of it for a while and see if it sorts itself out.