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Achilles Tendon Pain Causes & Treatment

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Achilles Tendinopathy

What is Achilles Tendinopathy

The Achille Tendon is your body’s largest tendon.  It connects the calf muscles to the heel bone. It is crucial to the function of your foot, particularly pushing off and forward. Achilles Tendinopathy refers to degeneration and inflammation of the Achilles Tendinopathy refers to pain that can be in the tendon itself or on the back of the heel bone.  

Achilles Tendon injuries are the second most common injury that we see at the International Heel Pain Institute. At our specialist clinic alone, we typically see about 25 cases per day of Achilles Tendon injuries.  

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ACHILLES TENDONITIS SYMPTOMS

Symptoms of Achilles Tendinopathy

  • Sharp pain or dull ache in the back of the ankle or back of the heel   
  • Tightness that is worse in the morning 
  • Stiff pain when getting out of bed or chair 
  • Thickening, swelling and tenderness in the affected area 
  • Pain that worsens the longer you stand or walk 
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What Causes Achilles Tendinopathy:

  • Rapid Increase or Overuse in Activity Levels:  daily or work activities or sports that involve walking, running and jumping can place increased stress on the Achilles Tendon 
  • Tight and Weak Muscles:  if the calf is tight or weak, it places additional stress on the tendon making it more susceptible to injury 
  • Flat Feet:  flat feet can cause an abnormal gait making your Achilles Tendon susceptible to this condition 
  • Age:  typically affect 30-60 years as the plantar fascia becomes less flexible 
  • Sudden Injury or Trauma:  pushing off forcefully can lead to a partial or full tear of the Achilles Tendon 
  • Poor footwear:  shoes that do not provide the correct support and/or cushioning may contribute to plantar fasciitis 

Treatment

From treating 25 Achilles patients daily at the International Heel Pain Institute we would recommend the frontline treatment should be:  

The Heel’d Achilles Tendinopathy Kit provides 4 out of these 5 recommendations at the fraction of the cost of seeing a health professional and it will save you time at the comfort of your own home.

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The Achilles Tendinopathy Kit has been created based on clinical research and 25000 heel pain sufferers over 20+ years. It encompasses the frontline treatments which have been found to give thousands of people life without pain again.
 

It includes:

  • Heel’d Virtual Consultation
  • Heel’d Exercise Masterclass
  • Heel’d Strapping Tutorial
  • Heel’d Footwear Course
  • Heel’d Achilles Tendinopathy Orthotic
  • Heel’d Strapping Tape


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