Achilles Tendon Pain

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Hi, I have tendonitis in my right ankle. This limits my ability to walk or much of anything else. I have had it for about 5 months now. I can’t walk farther than a half mile and even that’s painful. I can’t ride a bike or run or anything like that. It’s getting warmer and I can’t do anything. I’ve noticed that I’ve been feeling more and more depressed about my whole situation because I’m so incapable of doing things. When my friends hang out, there is usually more walking than I can handle so I can’t spend much time with them. I look forward to the weekends because of no school but I’m out of things to do. I don’t want to be on my computer any more, it and TV are all i ever do any more and it only makes me feel worse.
Please help, any ideas that I could do would be nice. Or even just anything to improve my mood.

I’m a 44 year old, full on “weekend warrior” and i have recently discovered that I have Gout. I am recovering after having Achilles tendon surgery six months ago. It was a rather bad, complete rupture I managed to inflict on myself during bouts of extremely intensive training. Not satisfied initially that it was an Achilles tear I continued on in absolute agony, to train again the following weekend. (left leg was black below the knee and could hardly bear any weight). Finally I went for an MRI scan, and yes it was confirmed as a complete rupture, “oh and by the way, there’s a bit of arthritis in your ankle, but nothing to worry about”. Anyway, the recovery was hampered by a nasty infection to the surgery wound, for which I was taking antibiotics (3 different types) for months.

So the outcome, I’ve since learned, is that combining the initial ankle trauma, the Achilles surgery, the months of immobility, along with the copious amounts of antibiotics, which also caused the Candida I have suffered with for years to flare up, made me The Number One Candidate to Get Gout. Analysis of my diet and drinking habits upon further investigation into Why me? revealed still more reasons that I Got Gout!

Furthermore, I told my father back in England (I live in Australia), about my condition. His reply was to inform me that he had been taking medication for years to help with his rheumatoid arthritis (same family or what?). So to top off my list of ’self inflicted’ causes I now had an hereditary reason that I was bound to be a gout victim. Thanks!

I had been limping around for almost 6 months, thinking that the symptoms I was experiencing were just normal, post Achilles surgery reactions. Lack of mobility, swelling, aches and pains etc.

I decided that I needed some help so I went to see my doctor and he diagnosed the Gout problem and dutifully prescribed Allopurinol and Colchicine, but thankfully with some wise words of advice…..”You don’t want to be taking these for too long, have a look for more natural alternatives”. I took his advice and immediately set about researching Gout, its causes and more importantly, what Gout treatment choices were available.

The first thing I did was to look up “Colchicine” and here’s the rather disturbing explanation I found,

Colchicine – a poisonous extract of autumn crocus plants.

Use – to inhibit cell division and cause chromosome doubling in plants, to treat gout.

Well that was enough for me, I decided then and there that I was going to investigate the facts about gout and gout treatment in order to find another way to treat myself, alternative or otherwise. Here’s the basis of what I found out.

Gout is a very painful form of arthritis, which occurs when there is an excessive build up of uric acid in the body (hyperuricemia). When this buildup of uric acid is overly elevated it can accumulate in the joints throughout the body as sharp urate crystals.

These urate crystals may be present in the joint for a long time without causing symptoms, but can often lead to pain, tenderness, redness, warmth, and swelling in the affected areas. Infection, injury to the joint, surgery, drinking too much alcohol, or eating the wrong kinds of foods may suddenly bring on the symptoms.

More people than ever these days seem to be suffering fromgout. It will affect around 1-2% of the Western population at some point in their lives.Gout affects an estimated one million Americans, most commonly men (800,000 men versus 200,000 women). Men tend to develop gout in their late 30s or early 40s. Women more typically develop gout later in life, starting in their 60s.

The elevated levels of uric acid and subsequent increase in the incidence of gout are believed to be due to the increase in a number of risk factors in our modern society. These include metabolic syndrome, longer life expectancy and changes in diet. Gout was historically known as “the disease of kings” or “rich man’s disease”, due to the fact that the diet of these people included many of those foods with high levels of purines (purines raise levels of uric acid).

Many people prefer to tackle their Gout problem by utilizing more natural treatment protocols, which address the actual cause of the Gout rather than merely masking the symptoms (pain and swelling).

To even become aware that there are ‘alternative’ treatment options when looking for a Gout remedy is in itself empowering. Lowering the level of uric acid in the body is the primary issue. Dietary changes, re-hydration, simple mobilization techniques, along with a gentle increase in exercise, will combine to bring about huge improvements in your condition.

These changes will also affect the ph level in your body, making your body more alkaline, ideally around 7.35 on an acid(1), alkaline(14) scale. This in itself will have an enormous effect on your general well-being, whilst giving a huge boost to your immune system. Uric acid is more easily dissolved and ultimately excreted from a body that has a higher ph ratio.

Adequate hydration is essential, not only for helping your body to dilute harmful uric acid, but also to help dissolve and excrete the harmful urate crystals. For the overall benefits to your health, drinking good quality filtered water regularly throughout the day should become second nature, not waiting until you feel thirsty to have a drink. The general guidelines are to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day, although this will need to be adjusted depending on your environment and activity level.

A daily regimen of active and passive joint mobilization exercises will also help to get the circulation flowing by moving the ’stagnant’ energy. By adopting this approach you will help your body to dislodge the urate crystals that have built up. This kind of gentle stimulation is similar in essence to hatha yoga, but instead, focusing on the joints rather than stretching muscles, ligaments and tendons.

This is just the beginning of my quest to finding the right Gout Treatment for me. The improvement in my condition has been great. I’m more active and mobile, especially noticeable first thing in the morning – no more hobbling like a crippled old man to get to the bathroom!

This will be an ongoing process for me as there are so many Gout Products available and there is always something new to learn.

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… I’ve always been a terrible runner, but enjoy the feeling (well, all 3 or 4 minutes of it I can manage at a time). I also enjoy the health benefits. I think my eventual goal will be trail running, since I like hiking and the outdoors so much, but I doubt I’ll ever run more than a half marathon (and that’s a very long-term goal, indeed).

As of now, I’m training for my first 5k. I’m in decent shape, due to lots of time on the elliptical, but this doesn’t translate into pounding the pavement. My big problem is really flat feet (which results in sore feet, sore knees, pain in the hips, and pain in the lower back as I continue to run) and tight tendons in my feet (particularly my achilles heel).

Re: the flat feet, I know that shoes and orthotics are the probable answer. I have some custom-molded shoe inserts I wear that seem to help a little. I definitely need some new shoes, but that’ll have to wait until I have more money and have “earned” them (e.g., actually kept up a useful running schedule).

Re: the tendons… I’m at a loss. Any suggestions for pre-run stretching? How long? What type? Can I strengthen them somehow? I want to be able to run, pain-free (or well, as much as ANYONE can ever run pain-free), so I can increase my mileage and get off of the elliptical machine and out into the world at large.

Thanks for all your running advice!

Kal

For the past 2 weeks, my left ankle has been severely hurting when i walk or do exercise or just to mess with me. The pain is so severe that i can’t walk at all. I never did any sports injury or anything so i have a feeling that is achilies tendinitis. My sister had it and said the symptoms are alike but i dont want to go to the doc for nothing. does this sound like achilies tendinitis

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

I’m home all day now, and I have this horrible new habit – boredom eating. I weigh 115lbs, 5′6/7″. I’m a horseback rider, and I ride about one-two horses a day as well as barn work (cleaning stalls, throwing hay bales, etc). I have a home gym (one of those bow-flex things, an elliptical, stationary bike, weights, yoga mats, gymnastics rings, etc).

I have fibromyalgia, tendonitis in my knees and athritis (and a catch) in my ankle. Jogging/running is a no-no.

I pretty much just want help determining how much time I should work out and on what.

I was thinking of doing cardio and upper body one day, yoga the next day, and cardio and lower body the next day. About how long should I be doing each thing?

Also, after a few weeks how much should I increase the work out by?

I am 13 and want to loose some weight for summer.
I have achilles tendinitis which is an ankle condition making it difficult to run.
I also have POT’s syndrome which causes me to have horrible headaches and type 1 diabetes.
What are some suggestions besides eating healthier? (Already started that)
Thanks!
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I drink a ton of water, BTW.
Anywhere between 3 and up to 10 bottles a day.

I play soccer and ever since Monday during practice, my ankles have been killing me. There is a slight difference in that the left is in a bit more pain then the right, but they are pretty much equal. The first day, the pain was not so bad and it subsided within an hour. However, I have been playing soccer every day and each day I do, the pain becomes greater and lasts longer (last night I was up until one a.m. because the pain was keeping me from sleep). There is no swelling or bruising, and I can roll my ankles, but it just hurts extremely badly to run or walk. I feel like some of the pain is coming from my Achilles tendon, but I’m not sure. The pain is almost at the point where it is unbearable to walk, but I don’t know if I should just rest it or keep going.

so…..what is the matter with my ankles? thanks so much!

so i over trained last xc season(went from never running in my life to 12 miles a day, atleast 5 days a week)..and i never took time off to recover from my injuries, i just ran through them.
same with track. i had xc practice in the morning, track after school, then i ran on my own.
this summer i was forced to take off and heal. i did, and lost alot of muscle doing so(i also went on extreme dieting, which i now regret). so my times were really slow when i started running 2 weeks ago. i didnt over train though, about 2-3 miles a day, thats it.but then i got tendonitis in my knee!! i took a week off and thought it healed, but i had a really short run today and my knee is hurting again! before, my injuries were mainly in my ankles/calves, no real probs with my knee.
how do i stop this? prevent it? what cures tendonitis? how do i run through it?
the other kids on the team have been running all summer and already competing!! i havent run at all and am so out of shape!! how do i get in shape quicker so i dont look so slow at meets?
thanks!

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