I recently have been running 80-90 miles a week and developed soreness in my achilles after a 19 mile long run.
I went to a trainer and he told me that I probably have a microtear in my achilles, to take 2 weeks off, with lots of icing and ibuprofen. Then ease back into running very slowly. (like 1-2 miles a day?!?!?!?)
I was wondering if anybody else had this problem and what they did to correct it?
PS: I really really hate taking time off!
Achilles stuff has been going around. Run a search on recent postings and you'll find a ton of discussion.
I had the same problem, 2 weeks turned into 8. Rest it, get in the pool if you're feeling antsy, and gradually ease your way back into it. Its a sh*tty injury and will not heal quickly. Drop me an email if you have any questions. Good luck.
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I've been there more than once and I wouldn't try to run through it. At the most, do some light jogging on a soft-surfaced track or trails. During my last bout, I hit the swimming pool for about two weeks, stuck both feet in a bucket of ice water, twice a day, and did the four excercises on this webpage below religuosly(twice a day). Cardiovascularly, you won't lose much if you're willing to put some laps in at the pool. You'll get the legs back quickly even if you sit out a few days. Don't get greedy or you will shred that f%$#er and then you'll really be screwed.
yah i'm an achillies tendinitis suffer here too. I just came off a stress fracture and now i'm dealing with this. For me the first day that I felt the pain I stopped and 2 weeks later it didn't feel any better. Since then I've stopped and seen 3 different docs. So far for me it looks like a month of rest and then I dunno from there. My advice is to be patient. Don't run on it if its really hurting (even though the pain may subside after a mile or so) because it'll just get worse. The longer you run with the pain the longer it'll take to recover. I'd say stay off it for 2 weeks like your trainer said and pool-run or do the elliptical or bike. When you come back run only 15 mins and then finish your workout with some type of cross-training exercise. Do that for about about a week or two and be sure that the pain is gone. Then slowly bring up you running til your back to where you were
Took off serious trainign for over 7 months trying to get rid of achilles tendonits. Including multiple visits to dieferent pt clinics, the bitch ain't goin away so i said screw it, i've been building my base up for almsot two months, somedays it's worse then others but it's bearable so i'm just goonan keep on it and see where ti takes me. apparently rest isn't always the bets solution
"apparently rest isn't always the bets solution"
That's a pretty dumb solution. Rest is the ultimate answer. Its probably somthing else. Have you had a doctor check it? Have you taken the proper steps in returning to training? (ie. are you doing the proper strength exercises or streaches?) I've heard some people never get over it. I don't know if its due to the fact that it wasn't treated properly earlier on or if its just somthing that some people have to deal with.
Yeah actually I have been running on it for 6 weeks. It hurts quite a bit, but I was still able to get in all my miles.
I think I am going to do those excercises, ice, ibuprofen...
I was wondering? He said that bike would be OK, but not eliptical, and swimming would be fine. Does this sound right?
ive dealt with achilles pain myself this year. the trainers told me i had achilles tendinitis so i took 4-5 weeks off at the end of track and started back up. its still giving me problems so i went to go see a PT. they said that it wasnt achilles tendinitis as i lack the key signs - rather they said that i have bad biomechanics that are causing stress in my achilles. I am doing exercises for my calfs, ankles, achilles, and hips to try to balance everything out. my advice is to get it checked out by someone who knows what they're doing. Some key signs for achilles tendinitis is pain when u do heel raises and flexing your foot upwards, also it should be tender to touch and inflamed, also, it might sound like its creaking when u move your ankle. if you dont have these symptoms then thats a good sign.
Has anyone ever experienced achilles inflamation so badly that they felt or, in my case, heard a squeak upon dorsiflexion and plantar flexion? I have had this problem in the past in both ankles. You haven't experienced tendinitis until you have squeaky achilles tendons...God that is painful. I still have chronic achilles problems but I don't let it get so bad anymore.