Achilles Tendon Pain

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I was recently outside with my dog and I was coming in and I started to have a pain on the outside of my Achilles tendon and I was wondering what it was. It’s just when I am about to pick up my foot when I am walking. I was running, but only for a few steps before this happened. Any idea what this might be?

I asked this earlier and someone mentioned it might be a blood clot, but they weren’t sure so if anyone knows about blood clots please give your opinion. Okay so Saturday I woke up with pain in my achilles tendon area right above my heel and it was slightly red. the pain and swelling has gotten worse day by day and the small area of redness has turned into a large area of reddish purple bruising and it itches. Any ideas on what this could be. I live on a small military base and I went to the clinic and the nurse (no doctors) said she didn’t know what it was but she would refer me to the ER at the military hospital 45 miles away. I asked her if she thought it was necessary to go to the ER and she said because of liability issues she can’t answer that question so I just don’t know what to do.

I have bilateral achilles tendenosis. Orthopedic surgeon put the worse leg in a walking splint 3 mos. Went to physical therapy. Got as strong and flexible as I could be. Still in pain. Back to orthopedic surgeon. He had no answers. Said it would either get better or rupture. Tried Egoscue book techniques. Tried ultrasound. Got orthodics. New shoes. Now using a night splint. Nothing is helping me. I’m an incredibly active person, from hiking to tennis to hauling rocks around my garden and this is ruining my life. Now I can hardly just walk through the day. Forget any kind of what I would call normal physical activity for me. Therapeutic doses of ibuprofen help, but how long can I keep taking that? Am about to try chiropractic. If that doesn’t work, acupuncture. My understanding is that an operation to scrape the tendon doesn’t help that much and actually makes the tendon more liable to breakage. Does anyone have any answers? I’m one miserable person.

My husband has had 2 surgeries this year for his Achilles tendon, its been a month and a half since his last surgery and he complains a lot it hurts… wears his boot and uses crutches in public… but when he’s home, he walks around fine. Never takes his meds… and he seems fine to me… same way he was after the first surgery. He even went hiking!

He was considering med boarding from the Army… I just don’t feel its right. For one: When he was talking about it he mentioned getting a part time job and finishing school -he does online schooling and hasn’t touched it at all, I’ve offered to help him with it too, he just has an excuse for everything-. He said a part time job would just be extra money that comes with the disability. I just don’t see that as being a man… and it wouldn’t pay the bills.

It’d be one thing if he said “I’m going to work full time, so we KNOW we have money and to start a family, and continue my online schooling” but if he did this… I would be working full time so he can work part time and finish school…. when I’d like to finish school myself… I’d be giving up my dreams, yet again, to be with him. Because he doesn’t want to work like every other person.

He has no real plan if he gets out…
I would prefer if he stuck this out and worked towards his promotion to e-5. But then he says he will be stuck at e-4 unless he can pass a PT test…. and he just acts like he cant do it because ‘my foot hurts’… he’s pretty much telling me he’s going to be stuck at e-4… so in my eyes, we’re screwed no matter what… I’m scared!
I’ve lost my respect for him because my whole life I’ve seen my dad struggle with no cartlidge in his knees, them popping out and having serious pain, but still working his butt off to support our family… with terrible jobs -thank God he got a break with a great job now…- but he still has serious problems! My husband acts like his problem is so much serious and he needs to be babied, that my father’s problem is nothing… he needs to grow up! He needs to be a man… a husband, and soon a father!

What do I do? Am I just wasting my time? I love him very much and I want to try to make this work because I don’t want to get divorced over something that can be worked out; but it really bothers me that he has no goals in life and no plan… that he really isn’t ready to be out in the real world, that he has to stay in the military because of that, but he’s too lazy to work towards his promotion. I just don’t want to feel like I’m pulling this relationship on my own…. that I have to drill things into his head to make him understand, that the ‘plans’ he has, just wont work. I’ve given him so many chances to make his plans work, and he never follows through.
I’m not going to work my butt off, on top of taking care of children, to just watch him slack on schooling like is continuing to do, to be okay with a part time job -if he can even find one with the economy-. I just don’t want divorce as my option…

Any advice? Thank you very much ahead of time.
It just doesnt feel right to allow it… wheres our health insurance? We wont have anything, even if he gets disability! They might not give him jack!
Its just not right. I’ve watched my family work hard for their lives, and its just NOW getting better for them… He doesnt want to understand this… I dont know what else to do…

Whenever I see or hear about anything involving pain I feel pain. I think it’s just in my head though. ex: When I was in health class my teacher was talking about someones achilles tendon snapping and the back of my ankle hurt so bad i couldn’t get up. but a few minutes after she stopped talking about it I was perfectly fine.. another ex: In 5th grade my social studies teacher showed us pics of his shoulder surgery and the whole time he was showing them I felt like i was getting surgery on my shoulder. I’m pretty sure it;s in my head but it feels real. Is this normal?
I know it’s really weird but I have always been like this. It’s weird but oh well lol (:

7 years ago (when I was 10), I ruptured my achilles tendon (left side) and I had a surgery. I rested for a year. I had no problem up till now. I started running 4 miles everyday since January, this year to strengthen my stamina and shape up a bit. On Sunday, I gained soreness on my achilles tendon (left side). I got good sleeps, elevated my legs on pillows, ice/hot pack, massages and wrapped my achilles tendon. I still ran the following day and the pain started going away again. All the pain is gone except it still feels different a bit. (It’s kind of always felt different because the other leg had a surgery while the other didn’t.) I have no problem walking or running. Is there a possibility I ruptured my achilles tendon again?

I was wearing shoes with basically no sole at all and I landed flat footed then feel to the ground. The pain in my heel and achilles tendon is excruciating and constant and has been the same and may be worse over the course of a week. I’ve been taking a lot of ultracet to help get through the day… What kind of injury could I have sustained, if any? Should I get an MRI or just wait another week? Summer semester starts Monday and I can’t be out much since I’m a senior graduating FSU in the fall.

Any suggestions or input (besides not being stupid) would be appreciated….

Shoulder bursitis can be a painful ailment that keeps you from performing your daily routine. This condition is often referred to as bursitis tendonitis because of the great deal of similarities between the two terms when referring to shoulder bursitis. In contrast, however, the terms bursitis tendonitis have some subtle differences that will help specify treatments to cure the ailment.

Shoulder bursitis, specifically, is more of an inflammation of soft tissue that surrounds shoulder joints in the body. Generally, bursitis affects parts of the body that are movable, including the hips, knees, shoulders, elbows, ankles, and wrists, but the shoulders are highly susceptible to tendonitis. If it is not treated in a timely manner, it can be severe and cause long-term problems. If, however, you consult with a physician at the first sign of trouble, you can usually halt its effects and keep it from causing any damage.

The cause of pain in the shoulder joints is often due to shoulder bursitis. This happens when the bursa sac becomes inflamed and no longer performs the duty of cushioning the impact of the joints when they are moving around. It consists of a sac of fluid that acts as a pillow so that the bones, muscles, and tendons do not rub against each other, too. When a bursa becomes inflamed, moving and using the joints is very painful and often impossible due to stiffness.

Tendonitis in shoulder joints, on the other hand, is an inflammation of the area where the muscle gets narrower in order to join to a bone. The inflammation generally causes more blood flow through the area and, as a result, causes swelling. People who experience tendonitis in shoulder joints generally have a great deal of pain and loss of function in the upper arm areas as well. Tendonitis in shoulder joints is a common ailment for many people who have active lifestyles that involve sports demanding of the upper body.

People who are prone to acquiring tendonitis bursitis range in age from young teenagers to senior citizens. Oftentimes, tendonitis bursitis can result from a sudden injury to a joint or other body part that causes it to become inflamed and stiff. However, other than a traumatic injury, it can also result from repetitive moments throughout the day.

Tendonitis bursitis can occur in the wrists and fingers because of typing for long periods throughout the day without good wrist positioning. It also occurs frequently in painters who are constantly moving their wrist joint when they work. Bursitis tendonitis can also be a result of staying in one position for a long time without stretching or changing positions. Lastly, shoulder bursitis tendonitis can also occur in people with similar ailments, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or gout.

Shoulder bursitis can happen to anybody. Age and lifestyle does not matter when talking about acquiring bursitis tendonitis. Shoulder bursitis has a number of causes, but luckily, there are a number of treatments and preventative measures to lessen you chances of getting it. Making sure you do range of motion exercises, stretches, and changing positions often when sitting for a long time will help your joints stay in proper functioning order.

Almost everyone has suffered from foot pain at some point in his or her life. Research showed that most employees had missed a day of work because of foot problems. Considering that the feet are the major weight-bearing part of the body, it’s little wonder we run into problems. Foot pain is not normal and should not be ignored. The presence of foot problems can affect the proper functioning of other parts of the body, including the hip, knee and back.

These are the common foot problems:

Achilles Tendonitis – Achilles tendon injuries can be quite debilitating. It is usually associated with swelling and pain upon tensioning or squeezing of the achilles tendon at the back of the ankle.

Aching Feet – Foot problems which cause aching feet can also cause problems in your knees, your hips, your back – even your neck.

Ankle Pain – Ankle pain due to sprains will usually effect most of us at some stage throughout our lives, especially if you play sports which involve sudden changes in direction i.e. tennis, basketball, football, etc.

Athletes foot- Athletes Foot is a skin infection which often manifests itself between the fourth and fifth toes of the feet.

Broken Toe – The first signs of a broken toe will be pain and a bruised, discolored toe may occur shortly after the initial trauma. Most toe fractures are the result of direct trauma of some kind.

Bunions- A bunion is a prominance or bony mal-alignment of the first and/or fifth toe joints. Heel Pain & Heel Spurs- These are common heel pain symptoms. Heel spurs beneath the heel are often associated with plantar fasciitis (ligament inflammation).

Top of Foot Pain- One of the most common causes of top of foot pain is inflamed extensor tendons on top of the foot due to irritation from shoes or laces which have been tied too firmly.

A Word Of Warning!

Foot problems, leg pain and back pain are not normal and should never be ignored. This is your body’s way of communicating that something is wrong and needs to be addressed. All too often people ignore the signs thinking it will just go away. As a general rule… if pain in the feet or the legs hasn’t resolved by itself within a few days, then it should be investigated by a trained professional.

Foot problems are often treated with shoe inserts called orthotics. Custom-made orthotics are medical devices inserted into the shoe to correct an abnormal or irregular walking pattern. They are prescribed to reduce pain, to provide support, to prevent foot deformity or keep it from getting worse, to provide better positioning, to relieve pressure on a certain area of the foot, and to improve the overall biomechanical function of the foot and lower extremity. The term “orthotic” can refer to almost any device which is worn inside a shoe. Items called “orthotics” are available from physicians and other medical professionals, in shoe stores, in infomercials, retail stores and even at trade shows. There are three very different types of “orthotics” – custom, customized and off-the-shelf. The educated consumer should be aware of each type.

Custom functional foot orthotics are prescription medical devices made from non-weight bearing molds of your feet. They are designed to control alignment and function of the foot in order to treat or prevent injury-causing force on bones, joints, tendons and ligaments.

Customized Orthotics – These devices can be difficult to distinguish from custom foot orthotics and, unfortunately, are sometimes marketed as authentic custom foot orthotics.

Off-the-shelf orthotics (often called arch supports) are usually found in retail stores – including sport stores, shoe stores, online stores and pharmacies. They are non-custom devices designed to provide gentle support to the arch of the foot and help spread weight more evenly along the bottom of the foot.

Foot Orthotics help many people who suffer due to foot pain or weight problems.  Orthotics make it easier for individuals who want to improve their health by exercising, but often find it too difficult on their feet. Our foot orthotics may be the solution.

I started having pain in both tendons right after a hard 3 mile run and a lot of sprints. The next day i ran another 2 miles and some more sprints. They were sore through the 2 miles but the pain became worse during the sprints, which i expected. the pain is not too bad but I have similar workouts everyday this week. What should i do? and please suggest alternate exercises that would not worsen my condition