I'm having sore Achilles tendons. I don't think it's tendonitis yet, since there's no morning stiffness or pain, and there's no creaking or visible bumps on the tendon either.
Should I be running in a high heel shoe that pretty much keeps the achilles rested but shortens it, or should I run in a lower heeled shoes as some people on here have suggested? I've already eliminated all hill running, and I've significantly cut back on mileage.
High - and lots of ice and massage.
Taller heel = less tension on the achilles.
And yes, lots of GENTLE stretching followed by ice. Try to do it a couple of times a day, and heat the area before you stretch it. Once symptoms subside, work on doing full range of motion calf raises to get your calf muscles stronger.
Higher until it feels better, then gradually lower back to normal.
4jolene wrote:
High - and lots of ice and massage.
and eccentric calf drops.
not to highjack this thread, but i recently had some issues about 1-2" above my heel in my achilles. it lasted for nearly 2 months. i was trying to run here and there, but couldn't even put a full week in, and ended up missing a few full weeks as well.
i tried wearing higher heeled shoes to run, as i had always seen suggested, but the pain didn't subside until i started running in my flats with almost no heel. after 3 days in flats i'm 100% pain free in the area during my runs and its not flaring up during the day either.
is there any link to the location of the pain and the amount of heel? has anyone else experienced this?
***its been almost 3 weeks now since i switched to flats.
I run in Asics Speedstars and Asics Cumulus, and the biggest factor for me has been no hills (in easing achillies pain).
free runner wrote:
not to highjack this thread, but i recently had some issues about 1-2" above my heel in my achilles. it lasted for nearly 2 months. i was trying to run here and there, but couldn't even put a full week in, and ended up missing a few full weeks as well.
i tried wearing higher heeled shoes to run, as i had always seen suggested, but the pain didn't subside until i started running in my flats with almost no heel. after 3 days in flats i'm 100% pain free in the area during my runs and its not flaring up during the day either.
is there any link to the location of the pain and the amount of heel? has anyone else experienced this?
I had this experience too. Go barefoot everywhere you can and don't run for a few days. Come back slow and you will be fine if you stick with the lower heel.
If you pick high heeled shoes, stay in them until you know for sure that your achilles problems are gone. There are a lot of cases where runners put heel lifts in their trainers, but their achilles still gets aggravated during school/work/home when they're wearing shoes without a heel lift. Recovery is greatly prolonged for those guys.
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