Q: What causes Achilles Tendonitis?

A: Achilles Tendonitis can be very painful.

Events that can cause Achilles tendinitis may include:

• Hill running or stair climbing.
• Overuse resulting from the natural lack of flexibility in the calf muscles.
• Rapidly increasing mileage or speed.
• Starting up too quickly after a layoff.
• Trauma caused by sudden and/or hard contraction of the calf muscles when putting out extra effort such as in a final sprint.