How long to wait before having surgery on achilles?

This is kind of what I'm talking about with lots of low to medium physical activity. Not saying a 5 to 6 day backpacking trip is a guaranteed fix, but I don't think it's a total coincidence either. A few years ago I was dealing with some hamstring issues. I would run, do some exercises at home, and then sit around all day to "let it rest." Wasn't really getting better. Went backpacking for 3 days and I was really worried about it. At the end, my hamstring felt the best it had felt in months.

Turn your leg into a running blade.

I will definitely give something like this a shot. Thank you!

Sorry, just realized you didn't get a good response to this. Yes- I had proximal gastroc recessed on both legs. It worked.

Some people can't stretch their way out of equinus.

Interestingly my surgeon did the same procedure on a Big Ten O lineman the same day as me. He will play in the NFL next year.

Best of luck.

To backup the Nepal guy and gardening guy, I started cross training for a long run, that cross training included stair mastering.

Shortly after I stopped stair mastering, my insertional Achilles issues were back.

I’ve also found that technical trail running hurts less or none. Perhaps the walking up very steep sections provides some stretch, but I think more importantly is just the diversity of stride lengths, geometry, muscles engaged/relaxed, that comes with climbs, descents, angled foot placements.

If you run mostly flat, mostly paved surfaces, your musculature is not well balanced.

Why do you think you need achilles affirming care?

Typical, … chase the pain but ignore the cause of the problem. Your mechanics probably are far less than perfect.. so just throw away time, money and energy instead of making an effort to find the reason why. Your answer is not the achilles .. that’s just the sign and symptom of what’s not working upstream.

Just curious - why do you like TenJet better? I’m considering Tenex or TenJet for my insertional Achilles tendinosis and recurrent retrocalc bursitis. Last year (6/24) I had endoscopic surgery to remove Haglund’s deformity and some Achilles debridement but had complications due to nerve block nerve damage. Most of the nerve issues have resolved but not all. I was able to return to running competitively earlier this year but pushed too hard and re-flared Achilles (at lateral insertion). PT/ strengthening exercises hasn't helped. Wondering if Tenex or TenJet might.,