I've been struggling with pain on the inner side of my achilles tendon, right foot. Haven't run in a few days, been trying to self massage it with minimal improvement. It hurts when I twist my foot around in a circle as I go towards the inside (if that makes sense) and when I point my foot away from me.
Can anyone help? I'd like to try massage or acupuncture but unfortunately I have to wait until Monday to do anything.
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sounds a bit like retrocalcaneal bursitis (I've battled it for a very long time)
is the pain down low at the bottom of your achilles, where the tendon would insert itself into the heel (calcaneal) bone? Does it hurt to the touch there as well?
This is usually comorbid with achilles tendonitis and is often caused chronically by something called a haglund's deformity (your heal bone juts out a little bit too far causing the bottom of your achilles, and the bursa between the achilles and the heel bone, to become enflamed.
does this sound like what your feeling?
i would say the pain is more in the middle
I had tendonitis on both sides of my right foot about where the achilles inserts into the calcaneus area. If this is what you had, I healed mine by immersing my foot into ice water baths several times a day... also did the bent knee soleus stretch for 30 seconds or more 8 times a day and massage with 1 per cent hydrocortisone cream. I bought several kinds of insoles to put beneath the insole that comes with the running shoe. The best ones I found were not that expensive; they had a lot of gel and some arch support and NO hard plastic anywhere. They were so good that I put them into all of my shoes. Worked for me. Good luck.
Eccentric calf exercises. Look them up.
For me calf exercises were a waste of time and actually made my condition worse. Light exercise like a brisk walk on a treadmill for five minutes followed by at least 30 seconds of the soleus stretch followed by 10 minutes ice water bath and foot elevation afterword... then the 1 percent cream massage if you want to follow my treatment completely. One of your brisk walks could be replaced by your daily run. Worked for me.
Find a chiro who works with runners and knows graston technique. I have been able to train through achilles tendon issues thanks to weekly graston treatments. After about 3 weeks, I am almost 100%, compared to practically limping the day after long runs and speed work. Ice helps too. Eccentric calf strengthening helps too. Try doing them with seated at a leg press instead of standing against your body weight. You can better control the amount of weight you lift. Keep running, but take time off if it hurts too much and minimize the hard stuff.