Achilles Tendonitis
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mklein posted 1 year ago.
This may sound like ridiculous advice from a stranger but you need to get yourself a Strassburg Sock. http://www.thesock.com/
You can get them at most any running store or order it online.
I was completely skeptical of this when I was dealing with similar achilles problems. One of my coaches is a PT here in NYC and advised me to try it. I put it on before I climb in bed and usually pull it off half way through the night, but wow does it make ALL the difference. Anytime my achilles (which is normally very tight) starts acting up, I use the sock for a few nights in a row, and no problems afterwards. Just check it out. I make no promises, but it has been great for me, and I have completed 7 marathon seasons since having my original achilles problems.
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noahwvu88 posted 1 year ago.
you need to stretch a ton...the typical runner stretch doesn't do much but hang off of a stair for 3 minutes a couple times a day...that stretch will help a ton...
http://www.achesandjoints.com/images/uploads/StairDrop_4577s.jpg
you also need to do a lot of eccentric strengthening for your achilles...raise up on both feet or the uninjured side and then lower slowly on your injured side...do high reps...like 3x25 2 or 3 times a day...there is a good video at the site below of this...
http://injuryupdate.com.au/injuries/foot_&_ankle/achilles_injuries.php
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DannoE posted 1 year ago.
Yup. What noahwvu88 is right.
I broke my left wrist last year, and gave myself a case of Achilles Tendonitis by hurrying back from the injury. The good news was that I was able to do some races in the late summer despite having spent almost ten weeks in a cast starting in April 08, but the bad news was that I had to take October, November, and about half of December off from running afterwards. In coming back, I've been VERY careful about stretching my calves, and I've followed the 10% rule religiously. My Achilles Tendons are fine.
For what it's worth, I usually try to make up for whatever mileage I lose running with Brick training. Instead of doing a really long run, I'll bike for 45 minutes or so, and then go run. It's probably not the same, but it seems a little easier on my joints. And at this point, if I can train a little less but stay injury-free, that beats the heck out of training too hard and then being laid up. I was laid up last year, and it sucked.
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jperubog posted 1 year ago.
Had a bit of this last year but caught it early. This year has been good but I think its because I have been doing a lot more stretching, rubbing and massaging. In addition to the stretch mentioned above, there are a couple of others posted in an earlier thread that are really good, just do a search or look under my posts, I think it is in a thread that I posted. I find that taking the time to really stretch out after a run(after a short cool down) really helps. Rubbing the achilles seems to work also. hope this helps, J
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Robbie Ward posted 43 weeks ago.
Use a foam roller or sprinter stick on your achilles tendon and calves 15 or so minutes after you run, make sure you dont press down toohard though. Also use ice cups, just get a few plastic dixie cups and freeze them full of water then rip off the top part of the cup and rub them up and down your ankle and achilles
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Robbie Ward posted 43 weeks ago.
noahwvu88 wrote:
you need to stretch a ton...the typical runner stretch doesn't do much but hang off of a stair for 3 minutes a couple times a day...that stretch will help a ton...http://www.achesandjoints.com/images/uploads/StairDrop_4577s.jpg
you also need to do a lot of eccentric strengthening for your achilles...raise up on both feet or the uninjured side and then lower slowly on your injured side...do high reps...like 3x25 2 or 3 times a day...there is a good video at the site below of this...
http://injuryupdate.com.au/injuries/foot_&_ankle/achilles_injuries.php
Ditto on the typical runner stretch comment, the best way to stretch your calves and ankles is by elevating your toes and pushing down on your heel.
While training for a marathon last fall, I developed achilles tendonitis. It never hurt while running, but would always hurt first thing in the morning and sometimes during the day for several days after a long run. I stubbornly kept training and ran the marathon in December. I then took about 10 weeks completely off of running. In the past few weeks, I have eased back into it with 2 runs per week with my longest run being about 6 miles. I have experienced no pain while running, but have felt a very slight pain first thing in the morning the day after running.
I am wondering if I need to take more time off or keep slowly creeping back up on the mileage. This is extremely frustrating. Has anyone else had this problem?