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Achilles tendonitis
Posted on 5/3/16 at 5:48 am
Posted on 5/3/16 at 5:48 am
Anyone deal with this before? If so, what did you do to overcome it?
My PC said to just rest, ice, NSAID. But it's been about 8 weeks and no improvement, even with lots of calf stretching and rolling on the bottom of the foot.
Any refs for a foot/ankle ortho in BR area for this issue?
My PC said to just rest, ice, NSAID. But it's been about 8 weeks and no improvement, even with lots of calf stretching and rolling on the bottom of the foot.
Any refs for a foot/ankle ortho in BR area for this issue?
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Posted on 5/3/16 at 5:58 am to Roscoe
quote:Tendonitis is a slow healing process. Sorry.
My PC said to just rest, ice, NSAID. But it's been about 8 weeks and no improvement, even with lots of calf stretching and rolling on the bottom of the foot.
It just takes a lot of time to heal. It can take months.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 6:00 am to Roscoe
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This post was edited on 5/28/16 at 1:49 am
Posted on 5/3/16 at 6:02 am to Roscoe
I ignored it. Then it progressed to tendinosis with a 10% tear. I was put in a boot for 6 weeks and told not to run, jump, etc even after the boot came off. It took around 2 years for the lump to shrink. It still bothers me occasionally. The Achilles receives poor blood flow and takes a long time to heal. The orthopaedic doc said it'd be a year and a half or longer and he was right.
My suggestion is to be patient. If it is still not where you want it in a couple of months maybe go back to doc and ask for an mri to see if there's a partial tear.
My suggestion is to be patient. If it is still not where you want it in a couple of months maybe go back to doc and ask for an mri to see if there's a partial tear.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 6:07 am to Roscoe
I used to get it in the Army running eveyday. Never did anything but wrap it up and keep running
Posted on 5/3/16 at 6:20 am to Roscoe
It's a pain in the arse. Walking boot will help.
As far as foot/ankle docs in BR, I would see Michael Blanchard at Baton Rouge ortho. Excellent foot and ankle doc, but I think he only sees patients at the Ascension office now if I'm not mistaken. He is my ankle doc, but I haven't been in a while. If it has to be in BR, Catherine Riche at BR ortho is very good also.
As far as foot/ankle docs in BR, I would see Michael Blanchard at Baton Rouge ortho. Excellent foot and ankle doc, but I think he only sees patients at the Ascension office now if I'm not mistaken. He is my ankle doc, but I haven't been in a while. If it has to be in BR, Catherine Riche at BR ortho is very good also.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 6:23 am to Roscoe
PC gave bad advice.
Scruffy is right about time, tendons are roughly a 10x to muscle tissue in terms of healing.
First question should be "Why?"
You either experienced immediate trauma or, more likely, have some mechanical faults.
Do your arches collapse? Do you turn your feet out? Have perpetually tight calves?
Look into Kelly Starrets mobilitywod website for some good stuff, but you will still have to heal.
Calf smashing before stretching, ankle mobility exercises, and "voodoo flossing" could really help. All available through his site or googling those terms with Kelly Starret.
Heal up!
Scruffy is right about time, tendons are roughly a 10x to muscle tissue in terms of healing.
First question should be "Why?"
You either experienced immediate trauma or, more likely, have some mechanical faults.
Do your arches collapse? Do you turn your feet out? Have perpetually tight calves?
Look into Kelly Starrets mobilitywod website for some good stuff, but you will still have to heal.
Calf smashing before stretching, ankle mobility exercises, and "voodoo flossing" could really help. All available through his site or googling those terms with Kelly Starret.
Heal up!
Posted on 5/3/16 at 7:31 am to Roscoe
I've torn both of my Achilles' tendons in 2 separate instances. Blanchard or Jimmy Lalonde (same practice, Baton Rouge ortho) are both excellent foot and ankle ortho specialist in BR.
As for treatment, rest/stretching/ice. I'd get a piece of TheraBand to do some strengthening exercising (inversion/eversion/dorsiflexion/plantarflexion).
As for treatment, rest/stretching/ice. I'd get a piece of TheraBand to do some strengthening exercising (inversion/eversion/dorsiflexion/plantarflexion).
Posted on 5/3/16 at 7:36 am to LSUfan20005
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Calf smashing before stretching, ankle mobility exercises
Good advice. Look into getting Triggerpoint (or some cheaper version from K Starrett or Rogue Fitness) mobility equipment to do home exercise.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 8:09 am to Roscoe
One of the earliest signs of me having RA was a tendon in my ankle that didn't want to heal and just stayed inflamed.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 8:10 am to cubsfan5150
Odd that this is anchored too.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 9:37 am to Roscoe
Find a good ortho guy, there are a lot of solutions but definitely don't ignore it or try to push too hard until it is better. I had a large Achilles tear in part because I didn't treat my achilles tendonitis correctly, it took years recover 100% strength. Even with that, combined with age I will never have anywhere near the explosiveness on that leg I used to have.
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