I had reached the stage of recovery where I could walk a couple of miles pain free and thought I was ready to resume a run-walk routine. I was wrong. Now I’m limping along again and reevaluating a lot of upcoming plans.
From the Dr. Foot Web site:
CAUSES OF ACHILLES PAIN
--The biggest contributing factor is ignoring the pain in the tendon.
--Achilles Pain commonly occurs from shearing and stretching forces placed on the achilles tendon. Excess Pronation (rolling over of the foot) causes extra strain on the tendon. Inflammation of the tendon is a common result along with tightening of the calf muscles.
--Sudden increases in training can lead to achilles tendonitis.
*--Excessive hill running or speed work.
--Inappropriate shoes. If the soles of the shoes are too stiff, this causes the forefoot to have limited movement. This can lead to increased tension to the achilles tendon.
--Studies have shown that excessive heel cushioning can be a contributing factor. Air filled heels are not very good for achilles tendonitis. If you wear a shoe that is designed to give greater shock absorption, what frequently happens is when the heel makes contact with the ground and continues to sink lower while the shoe is absorbing the shock. This causes the achilles tendon to be stretched.
*--Tight calve muscles.
*--Mechanical abnormalities of the feet such as over pronation.
*--Women who take up running are at a greater risk. This mainly affects women who wear high-heeled shoes, which effectively shorten the achilles tendon. When the individual then takes up running in "flat shoes," the achilles tendon is put
under increased tension.*Guilty
19 comments:
Get better soon, I love the list from Dr. Foot!! Does this mean you have to run on the flat in high heels? Just asking !! LOL...
Ouch! Which of those items that you are guilty of can be rectified? For example, pronation can be solved by wearing some good stability shoes (Asics GT2140, Mizuno Wave Nirvana, etc.) Have you seen a PT about orthotics?
Take it easy for now though. My running club's coach just tore his achilles (for the third time). Too much too fast!
Sorry to hear about your injury flaring up.Oops I meant Achilles tendonitis. Try and massage everyday with oil.
Massage really does help!
Wishing you well.. well.. well!
Sunday I did a half marathon .. with pain.. so unfair: Pain!
So sorry to read about the recurrence. I know the feeling. (I'm just now at that critical run-walk phase as well, wondering if I'll be able to get through it.) You know your body by now -- you know when to back off.
Patience. And persistence. Running will return.
Oh man ! Get better soon !
Boo! What a bummer. Heal up, girl.
Bummer!
maybe you can get someone to run using your number. if there is someone out there that just wants to run for fun and collect the shwag.
Louise says...GUILTY! Went for the first run yesterday...a blistering one mile run...the Achillies is letting me know that that wasn't the smartest thing I have ever done...hmmm and I thought 2 years was long enough...
sucks!!!! i have several of those predisposing conditions, which of course i'm ignoring too.
you know jon is a big proponent of running flats. i dunno though...i think they bring their own problems.
FEEL BETTER!
Ouch!
You get over one thing and then there's the next...
Be kind to yourself!
*hugs*
Anne, I'm so sorry. Do you have orthotics? It's made a world of difference for me...
Interesting reading, I occasionally get a debilitating (for a week or so) bout of achilles pain. I can rule out the shortening of the achilles due to shoes in my case, but I've often had trouble with my calves. Get better!
Oh No! But much better waste the $25 and not run then to run because you signed up only to be sidelined even longer. It's frustrating but become best friends with your foam roller and your couch for awhile and hopefully soon you will be back better than new.
Achilles injuries continue to perplex medical care givers as well as frustrate athletes. I recently attended a sports medicine clinic on running. The Doc who gave the presentation talked about a study done in Austrailia that indicated that continued use may be the key to treatment of small tears in the achelles combined with the use of nitroglycerin patches at the point of pain to increase healing blood flow.
I don't have particulars but I'm guessing if you do a google search you may be able to find more on this. Tell your doctor too!
I checked and found the following link:
http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/86/5/916
Seems there are many other links stating that the patches don't work as well.
if this isn't enough to get the hubby to massage you, i don't know what is.
rest up and happy healing!
Be careful! My Don ruptured his achilles a year ago in Nov. and still is't running like he used to. Hopefully yours isn't that bad.
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