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Anyone deal with achilles tendonitis?
I have self diagnosed myself with this and will likely make an appt with a podiatrist because my feet are a mess. I have been experiencing pain in my achilles and behind and along the outer edge of my heel. It is worse when I first get up in the morning or get up and walk after sitting for a while. I took 2 weeks off of running to see if it would help and the pain isn't any better. It isn't excruciating-more of an ache. I worry about aggravating it even more with running. When I run it doesn't really hurt and I only get little twinges of pain here and there. My question is-how long does this typically take to heal and could I still run with this type of injury? During my 2 week break I have been trying to build up strength with some yoga along with stretching and icing (which I haven't been as diligent about as I should be). Any tips on speeding up the healing process? With 2 small kids and being an RN, I am on my feet a lot and wearing supportive shoes all the time aggravates my Morton's Neuroma. Thanks!
Re: Anyone deal with achilles tendonitis?
I had it and still feel twinges every once in a while. I was out a little over a month.
I would highly recommend NOT running, you risk the chance of rupturing it and then you may never be able to run again. Go to your doc and have it examined. I did about a month of PT and do exercises at home.
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Unfortunately. I have to stretch everyday and sometimes I have to ice it. I have Naproxen if I ever need it but it's not that bad.
When I first experienced it, I was unable to walk normally for 3 weeks and was able to slowly get back into running around 5 weeks.
I have a heel spur which aggravates the tendon so I have orthotics I wear and just continue to stretch like my podiatrist said.
ETA: It is also easy to overstretch the tendon especially during yoga which isn't good either.
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