Achilles tendon partial tear? Do I have it?
June 20th, 2010 | 
Author: I’m a teenager. For a little over a year, I have had a pain in my Achilles tendon. I wouldn’t feel this pain when I’m regularly walking around, but when I suddenly start running for whatever reason, my Achilles tendon just basically “gives up.” It feels like it was almost shot. I immediately have to stop what I am doing and sit down.
Do I have a partial tear in my Achilles tendon? If so, what do I do about it? If not, what is it?
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A good way to diagnose partial Achilles tendon tears is with MRI. Complete tears are easy to spot on physical examination but partials are much more difficult to diagnose without MRI
I’ve had achilles problems for almost 2 years now. It sounds like it could have been the result of a partial tear but I think that it might be more painful to you if it were torn. I had a partial tear and it hurt just to walk around. It also hasn’t healed right and is now very weak to the point where I can’t even stretch it without furthering the injury because I didn’t treat it properly from the beginning and kept using it and now it has developed into a severe and chronic tendinosis.
The main thing that I wanted to say was, take care of it at all costs now and while you’re young. The longer it goes untreated properly, the less of a chance you’ll have of it healing correctly. This could end up ruining your life if you don’t. The problem with ahcilles injuries is that they are so hard to fix, especially when they’ve been going on for a while. You better find a really smart doctor and do all the right things, this is a pretty big deal… in fact, it’s vital. Good luck.