Achilles Tendon Pain

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As a runner you are probably only to aware of the pain and injury that can come with running, it does not have to be that way though, implement a decent stretches for running routine and you will find that your distance and speed will rise while pain and injury drop right off.

To improve your running as well as prevent running injuries it is important to understand and apply the stretching for running information I present here. You’d be – or rather you WILL be amazed how adding a few simple specific stretching for running to your fitness program will help you run further, faster and longer.

But this is not only advice for pure runners. Running is a core part of many other sports, the ability to run fast and, or for long distances is critical in sports such as football and rugby as well as in professions such as soldiering. Basically, any activity where endurance, agility and speed are required will need running skill.

The main problem though is that too much running causes injury to humans due to body stress. The high impact nature of the activity causes lots of stress to muscles, tendons and ligaments as well as making the runner vulnerable to strains, sprains and fractures.

Never the less, most running injuries can be avoided through proper conditioning and attending to correct running technique. Runners should loosen up and cool down properly and that is where stretching for running are of such value.

So stretching for running is just about the most under used methods for improving running efficiency, avoiding running pain and injury and properly rehabilitating sprain and strain injuries. Don’t make the error of thinking that simple stretching for running isn’t useful.

Here are my 6 of the best stretching for running. Obviously there are many more, but these are a great place to start.

1) Kneeling Quad Stretch: Kneel on one foot and the other knee. If needed, keep hold of something to keep your balance and push your hips forward.

2) Standing High-leg Bent Knee Hamstring Stretch: Stand with 1 foot lifted onto a table. Keep the leg bent and lean your chest into your bent knee.

3) Standing Toe-up Achilles Stretch: Stand upright and put the ball of the foot onto a step or raised item. Bend your knee and lean forward.

4) Among the most effective stretches for runners is the simple toe touch. Slightly bend your knees and with a straight back; bend over, touch your toes and hold for 15 seconds or more. Release and do it again 5 times. Good for entire upper body, hamstrings, calves and hips.

5) Find a wall, or steady object that will support your weight; with your right hand on the wall, reach your left hand down behind your same side leg and grab your left ankle and pull your foot up to your right buttock.. Hold this stretch for 15 seconds or a lot more, then do the same for your right leg.

6) Place one hand on the opposite shoulder (I.e., right hand on left shoulder) from behind your head; next take the left hand and lightly pull back elbow from the arm which is behind your head. This exercise stretches the arms and upper body and including the back, a very useful general stretch.

I’m 16 and I’ve had achilles tendonitis for a year now. I’ve had to rest, wear a boot, and I’ve been in physical therapy since May. I used to play sports yr round but i took off the entire summer and i didnt do soccer for school this year because it hurts too much to run. Basketball (my favorite sport) starts soon and I need to be able to play but my ankle wont get better. The physical therapist said i have a lot of scar tissure in around my ankle too. Pleasee what can I do to get better or at least get rid of the pain?…and advil, tylenol, aleve, etc dont help. I just want to be able to run and play again. Why wont it go away and how can i get it better?? Thanks!
omg i have osgood schlatters too. it runs in my family

For the last few weeks of August, I have been running a lot. However, at the end of these few weeks, the tendon at the back of my foot (I believe it’s called the Achilles Tendon), along with the muscle above it behind my shin, started to hurt whenever I walk. Also whenever I rest my shin on the knee of my other leg when sitting, i feel a sore pain down to my ankles.

I have stopped running, and it’s been about a week now, and it is still sore.

Is there a special way to heal this kind of thing? Because I really want to start running again.

I have inherited poor joints from my parents. They never got the chance to play sports, but they have given me this opportunity. The problem is that I always get injured. 7 years ago I began to play one of my favorite things in the world, soccer. That year I got tendinitis. I was on crutches for 13 months. 2 years later, my hamstrings would consistently-yet-randomly “give up” and I would be unable to move. 2 years later, I fractured my patella (by bending it :S ). Since then I never shot the ball with my left leg. Last year I broke my right ankle (tibia). I was able to get myself fit for an indoor soccer season this winter, and I was playing very well. But then I bruised my calf muscle and missed 4 weeks. Now just recently, in January I was playing well again, but after a game my right ankle swelled up (but not where I broke it last time). It was okay the next week, but if I ever took a shot with my right foot, my ankle would respond with a very sharp pain which in the heat of the game I could feel, but walk it off, however after the game it would swell again. I tried to tough out the season, I even saw a doctor to make sure it would be okay, and he said that it should heal up, nothing seems to be wrong. Yet I’m typing here, in March, with an ice pack still wrapped around my ankle.
Is it worth playing again?
Soccer, next to family, is the dearest thing to me…

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I am a 17 year old male around 130 pounds very active. I play tennis, but have chronic back, knee and general joint pain. When I was 15 years old I was diagnosed with mild scoliosis. Later that year I experienced a stress fracture in my femur and developed longer term tendinitis in my ankles and knees. Low grade pain medication have not worked in the slightest bit, and I don’t want to be on pain killers or anything of the sort. My parents are opposed to chiropractors and physical therapy. What can i do to get some relief……. i want to try a session with a massage therapist specializing in chronic back pain (shes a family friend) or a chiropractor. What do you suggest???

Lately my lower back by the back of my pelvis, I experience sharp but mostly aching pain sometimes followed by numbness and throbbing. It’s very close to the nerves, and the vertebrates in my back are sensitive to the touch and if pressed on correctly, I will experience extremely sharp pain.

I am a 17 year old male around 130 pounds very active. I play tennis, but have chronic back, knee and general joint pain. When I was 15 years old I was diagnosed with mild scoliosis. Later that year I experienced a stress fracture in my femur and developed longer term tendinitis in my ankles and knees. Low grade pain medication have not worked in the slightest bit, and I don’t want to be on pain killers or anything of the sort. My parents are opposed to chiropractors and physical therapy. What can i do to get some relief……. i want to try a session with a massage therapist specializing in chronic back pain (shes a family friend) or a chiropractor. What do you suggest???

Lately my lower back by the back of my pelvis, I experience sharp but mostly aching pain sometimes followed by numbness and throbbing. It’s very close to the nerves, and the vertebrates in my back are sensitive to the touch and if pressed on correctly, I will experience extremely sharp pain.

i am in my local youth sumo wrestling league i am currently on a 6 week break of no matches or tournaments at all. but in the last 7 weeks i have form several injuries… i have had osgood shlatter disease and tendinitis in my right knee for 8 years but i recentlyhad torn my upper chest/shoulder muscle, sprained my right ankle, bruised my right knee pulled my right shoulder, and since these injuries my right shin and left lower leg have become extremely painful none of these are very serious alone but all added together i am a total wreck now during my time off i have decided that i will do nothing but light rehabilitation exercising for three weeks before i start getting back into a normal exercise pattern… during this time i am planning to eat accordingly to my condition in order to help my body regenerate faster… i need to know what types of foods i should eating… should i be trying to eat proteins? carbohydrates? or what? i am willing to do anything in order to get back in
shape so i can effiecently fight my opponents and start winning again
as my record before the injuries was 38-22 and since i have gone 3-19

I had tendinitis once b4 in my right ankle and i think i might b getting it in my left. it was the outside of my ankle. anyways, my left ankle is starting 2 hurt just like my right ankle did right b4 my doctor told me i had tendonitis. my dad told me 2 just stay off my ankle and take some anti-inflamatorys. its really hard to do that though cuz my mom just paid $500 for my allstar cheer team and we have practice for 2 hours 3x wk. my ankle hurts like really bad tho rite after cheer practice and in the morning. my dad said it was maybe because i dont stretch it enough b4 practice but i do. I just talked to my mom and she said that the doctor will probably tell me the same thing my dad did. i told that wasn’t true because last time he took an xray of my ankle and told me i cud either limp around or usecrutches. i decided on crutches. i had to use them for at least 2 weeks and not do pe for 6 wks. i think that it might be serious but my parents just think that i am making it all up.

i had tendinitis once before in my right ankle and i think i might be getting it in my left. i think it was my peroneal tendon. it was the outside of my ankle. anyways, my left ankle is starting to hurt just like my right ankle did right before my doctor told me i had tendonitis. my dad told me to just stay off my ankle and take some anti-inflamatorys. it’s just really hard to do that though because my mom just paid $500 for my allstar cheer team and we have practice for 2 hours 3 times a week. my ankle hurts like really bad though right after cheer practice and in the morning. i dont know wat to do. my dad said it was maybe because i dont stretch it enough before practice even though i do. please tell me wat to do! 10 PTS. FOR THE BEST ADVICE!
(for answerer #1…. ur grandpa probably died of a cancer he had before he hurt his ankle) I just talked to my mom and she said that the doctor will probably tell me the same thing my dad did. i told that wasn’t true because last time he took an xray of my ankle and told me i could either limp around or give me crutches. i decided on crutches. i also had to use them for at least 2 weeks and not do pe for a month and 1/2. i think that it might be serious but my parents just think that i am making it all up. please tell me sumthing that i could tell my parents so that they will beleive me. also i was resarching peroneal tendinitis and it said the symptoms are pain, swelling, and warmth to the touch. i think that 2 out of 3 is pretty much easy to say that i have tendinitis again but still… i need the peoples advice