Achilles Pain

[LisaS]

This seems to be chronic rather than an acute injury so I'll forego the list from the sticky and just post.

I've had pretty annoying pain in the achilles tendon region for about a month - but much more in the last 2 weeks. Bilateral, but more intense on the left and sometimes only on the left. Burning pain. Tender to the touch on the heel cord itself.

I was thinking it was because my "walking around" shoes (runners) are breaking down and need replacement. I wear orthotics in the shoes I wear during the day at work. But still, seems like alot of pain for no acute injury event and should have been more gradual if it is the shoes (it's not like I changed to new shoes & had an issue).

Resting as possible & icing in the evenings isn't doing the trick. I do seem to get some relief from rolling gastroc & soleus with a tennis ball, and trying to go deep to get tibialis posterior, but since it isn't a constant pain, cause & effect of relief are hard to be sure of.

This is starting to cut into my ability/willingness to walk for daily activities (e.g. walk the dogs, walk from my office to another's office). Sometimes I'll cut short the walks to avoid the pain and sometimes I'll avoid it entirely in seeking to not exacerbate it.

What's next to try for this thing?

Lisa

[UConnJulie]

Switch to a lacrosse ball (you can get a pack of 3 for about $5 from Wal-Mart) and add in two things ...
1. Stair calf stretch: stand on the bottom step and let your heel hang off, controlling the stretch with the other leg. Hold 30+ seconds and repeat on the other side. Twice each side, twice a day. Best if done after rolling.
2. Neural flossing: Lie supine and extend your leg up like you are going to do a hamstring stretch, with your hands laced behind your knee. Slowly bend the ankle up and down (dorsi and plantarflex). Perform for 30-60 seconds per leg, twice daily.

Let me know how it is in a week.

[LisaS]

Thanks.
We don't have the w-word here but I'm sure I can find some at a sporting goods store. I'll report back next week.

[Barrett]

Lisa is it just in the Achilles region?? If so I had the same problem and I had to change the running shoes I ran in. I had to switch to shoe that had a more cushion area in the Achilles region. I preferably have chosen the new Adidas supernovas. They are pretty cheap and very comfortable, I hope this helps.

[LisaS]

reporting back in a week (well 11 days) -
seems better - left tendon is still quite tender to a gentle touch - soleus & lower gastroc (where most of the tension seems to be) sometimes is tender (almost bruised feeling) after the rolling and for a few hours afteward.

I have found that if I press with fingers on the usual suspects before getting up I have fewer issues with the "pain after sitting for awhile" - e.g. at work. I also notice now that if I'm limpy sore when walking the dogs (say after work for 10 mins) - when I get them home and the walk over to the sore - I'm noticably not sore walking to the store.

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