What should I do for my achilles?

eccentric calf raises is all that will help

achillespast wrote:

eccentric calf raises is all that will help

Achilles tendonitis is the inflammation of the achilles tendon. As the tendon moves back and forth due to muscular contractions, it slides back and forth in sort of a protective "sheath". If the tendon becomes inflamed (for any reasons), then any movement requiring the action of the achilles tendon will inflame the tendon further (its a good example of a positive feedback loop).

There is really only one thing that can help: continuous treatment to lessen the inflammation. Ice is a very good treatment option, but if you like to rub something on it then I would use di-methyl sulfoxide (DMSO) (when you go buy it, don't tell anyone you are using it on yourself).

Continuing to exercise is fine - but I would minimize the stress loads on that joint until you are effectively running pain free.

eccentric calf raises

Are u on the indoor track. I have had bad achilles tendenosis the last to years practically the same week. Both a few weeks into the indoor season and after a faster workout. I'm blaming it on the the turns

Find someone in your area that can do active release.My daughter lost her whole senior hs track season to achilles issues.She tried to get back too soon.The eccentric calf raises are good but if you can find someone that can do active release in your area it will speed up your recovery process.Be patient and focus more on your recovery and less on running.My daughter started running again in May,gradually got her fitness back and ran with her team at XC nationals in Terre Haute.

Eccentric heel drops.

http://runningwritings.blogspot.com/2011/08/injury-series-eccentric-exercise-and.html

DMSO is unproven and, in my experience, completely ineffective at anything other than giving you garlic breath.

Running on worn out shoes is a fool's game. But then you just discovered that.

Change shoes every 400-500 miles.

Put 2 heel lifts in both shoes. Run flats, stay away from speed. Ice.

Remove the lifts once there is no pain as in N O N E.

Remove one the first week and the second a week or two later.

Balancing on an exercise ball is ridiculous.

I agree with the indoor track bit. I had a mild case of achilles tendonitis a few years back. I ran an indoor 5k on it, and I was hobbling after the race. My left tendon has not yet fully recovered. I have been able to train on in for the past two years, but it continues to flare up.

Right now, I'm taking some time off--getting Graston-type stuff and wearing an ankle foot orthotic to immobilize the tendon while I'm walking around. I think mine did not heal properly and that I came back too soon after the injury.

All this is to say, I think you should take a little break now. Cross-train and do the eccentric calf lowering exercises in the meantime. Also, when doing workouts on the indoor track, I usually run in lane 5. I'm convinced that the sharp turns in lane 1 are an irritant.

Sleep with one of these:

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I've heard many collegiate runners with similar achilles problems who've had success with the Strassburg sock.