Achilles Tendon pain!!!! HELP PLEASE!?
May 25th, 2010 | 
Author: My Achilles tendon has been really bothering my for about 3 days. I run cross country for my university. About 6 days ago I suffered a minor strain to my groin but that is fine now. The my coach had me take it easy a few days to let that get better. During this time off I just did the bike and pool workouts. About 3 days ago my achilles tendon just started hurting out of no wear while walking down stairs. It feels ok when I wake up but when i go down stairs the pain starts. There is hardly any swelling just a small bump that appeared icing it tonight. It was also extremely painful after I just finished icing it. PLEASE ! I need help to make this go away. It doesn’t seem like a major injury so I’m hoping it will go away fast because I have a cross country race in 2 days. HELP!
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Achilles Tendonitis is a common problem in athletes. If you have flat feet or your arches allow your feet to overpronate this will aggravate the problem. You mention a bump and I presume its at the heel. This could also mean your shoe is either too tight or too flexible. Stand bare feet in front of a mirror, if your arches are very low, you need to get some semi rigid arch supports to be inserted into your shoes. If your shoes flex too easily in your hands that is not good either. Get some good motion control shoes from New Balance or Brookes. Lastly, rest, ice and passive stretching will help.
All the best!!
You may want to visit a free web site with feet specialist who interact with customers (i.e. youtube, twitter, blog etc) in helping them find answers to their questions. They are on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/user/360footcare#p/a/2/iiQTvPGxvDM). Sounds like you need a good arch support and a special spring type shoe.
Also, often times people wear shoes with high heel returns (i.e. the back of the shoe where the achilles rests). The shoe can rub against this part of your foot and can cause a condition called a bump. Try wearing a shoe with a lower heel edge that does not bump up against the area of your achilles. Alternatively, wear a pair of cushions that can raise you foot so the shoe will not hit you in the same area.