Achilles Tendonitis

• 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.
  
  
  
  

• Recurring localized pain, sometimes severe, along the tendon during or a few hours after running.
  
  
• Morning tenderness about an inch and a half above the point where the Achilles tendon is attached to the heel bone.
  
  
• Sluggishness in your leg.
  
  
• Mild or severe swelling.
  
  
• Stiffness that generally diminishes as the tendon warms up with use.
  
  

• A bandage specifically designed to restrict motion of the tendon.
  
  
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication.
  
  
• Orthoses, which are devices to help support the muscle and relieve stress on the tendon such as a heel pad or shoe insert.
  
  
• Rest, and switching to another exercise, such as swimming, that does not stress the tendon.
  
  
• Stretching, massage, ultrasound and appropriate exercises to strengthen the weak muscle group in front of the leg and the upward foot flexors.
  
  

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