Achilles Tendonitis

QuantumPositron

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On Tuesday I upped the volume on one of my workouts after dabbling in some PNF stretching the day before. I woke up on Wednesday with a very sensitive and very sore achilles. I've been icing it twice a day, taking an NSAID (niproxin/ Alleve), and wrapping it with an elastic wrap. Is there anything else I can do or do differently? When I should I start trying to stretch it? It is starting to tighten up. I am a complete noob when it comes to injuries. Any and all advice would be much appreciated.
 
In my personal experience: I'd quit the icing and use heat if it happened a week ago. Start by heating it for 20 minutes and do very light stretching, even if that means not putting any weight on it and doing normal range of motion movements.

You may also want to look into getting some Cissus (it's an herb), USP Labs makes a good one and it can be found at most supplement websites.

Remember to give the injury time to heal before trying any lower body exercises that require the foot to move (squats, deads, ect)

I had an injury that nagged me for quite some time and finally found IBE's Oratropin. It's a bit expensive but did the job and finally was able to workout again.

You may also want to do some light massaging of the area to help increase blood flow to the area which will help the healing also.


Keep us updated on your progress.
 
QP go slooooow with the stretching - to avoid the myotatic response. (I'm suffering the same thing at the mo' (from too much plyo's/rope jumping))
 
Thanks for the advice. I'll check out both products. I'm definitely going slow next time. PNF stretching is no joke.

I quit the ice over the weekend when my ankle stopped feeling so tender as I figured the swelling phase had abbated. I went out and got two air-cushioned heel wedges to put in my shoes to reduce dorsal flexion while walking because that hurts, and with connective tissue, that seems like a bad thing. I tried some disposable heat pads but the energy they put it out was insufficient. Today I took what remained of them back. I've decided to go to my gym twice a day and let my ankles (they both hurt) sit in the hot tub for 15 - 20 minutes. I flex them gently while they soak and every 10 minutes get up and try to walk normally. The results of the first session were encouraging. I'll be going back tonight.

Currently I am doing no lifting that requires me to stand or brace myself with my feet.

Do you think the Oratropin will help with a shoulder injury?
 
Oratropin not only healed my torn tendon in my arm but made my knees feel great too. It uses IGF-1 which has shown some tremendous healing abilities. I have a post on it over at anaboliminds.com. I'd provide a link, but not sure if it's allowed. If you'd like the link, send me an email at fire_fighter2032@yahoo.com. Werewolf over on their boards was a tremendous help to me throughout my recovery.

To break it down as simply as I can with my injury, I went from being unable to squeeze a stapler to being back to full workouts in about 5 months, but understand, my injury had me bogged down for well over a year.
 
Back when I'd first started skating I had this huge problem with anterior tibialis muscle cramps. I was told that it was due to lack of strength and length in them so I began doing "toe raises" with my heels on the edge of a step until that cured the problem.
Then I started having trouble with my achilles during long dance steps (and the four-hour sessions I'm sure) and since my calves were fine from the gym work, I just used the step again, toes on the edge and BW pushing the heels down while reading a book. Not a hard stretch or weighted mind you, but just at the edge of comfort, for 5-10 minutes at a time. Probably took about a month, but my ROM on my foot was noticable better and the pains went away. Never came back.

Yeah, I guess you could watch tv.
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"Yeah, I guess you could watch tv."

I don't own one. Never will. I get the idea you are of like mind on this.
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That Oratropin sounds like some serious stuff. I'll try a cortisone shot for the shoulder first, but I may take you up on your generous offer if the cortisone fails.

I can (almost) walk normally now. I have some localized, spike shaped pain on the more serious ankle. The less serious ankle feels nearly finished. The hot tub treatments at my gym lessen the pain, which is not significant. Once the pain subsides I will wait a few more days as a conservative measure and then begin to feel out any possible mobility and load bearing issues.

On second thought, FireFighter, I walked my left knee right into the trailer hitch of an F250 last night while trying to handle my dog. For some eerie supernatural-like reason I typically run my left knee into things several times a year, usually in streaks. This was the third time in the past few weeks it has managed to find its way into something that was not soft. I am revisiting the idea of permanently wearing a customized knee pad for the rest of my life. I will seriously look into your recommendation within the month.

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I highly recommend that you stay far far away from the cortisone shots or at least do some research on it before you allow the Dr. to inject it.

Cortisone will actually weaken the tendon, don't get me wrong it will be nice that the pain is gone, but it will only be temporary and the pain will come back once it wears off.
 
Duly noted. Thank you for the heads up Fire Fighter. The pain is more agitating than truly uncomfortable. It has persisted since April when I injured it. My only concern is for the integrity and functional longevity of the joint. I will definitely research the cortisone now that you have brought this to my attention.
 
Considering again that if it is possible to lengthen the tendon by easy stretching, it then has more ROM and is less prone to straining. The downside is that it take quite a while.
 
I hurt mine a few years ago from over training while running. I feel your pain. I couldn't wear shoes because they pushed on the tendon. So I wore sandles. It happend in october though so I looked like a freak at 10C outside in sandles with socks on.

Hope you get better bro.
 
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