Return of the a Achilles tendinitis

[flyfisher117]

I'm into this a year, my tendinitis is coming back and I don't know what to do.

March/April the doctor confirmed its Achilles tendinitis. The stretches the doctor gave me aren't helping. He didn't act like he believed I was doing them.
The stretches in the Mtn Tough app aren't helping. I can do everything they reccomend with zero pain. I have been doing their reccomended stretches and workouts all summer..

I essentially didn't do much this summer other than very light gym work and very minimal outdoor activities. I've been taking collagen, stretching, icing etc. I was starting to feel OK back in September. For what ever reason it's now starting to flair up again.

Is this something it would be beneficial to find a physical therapist for? Find a new doctor? Has anyone battled this and found a fix?

 

[Coach Chris]

What are you doing now that is irritating it?
Other than the modalities mentioned above what else have you done to strengthen your lower leg muscles?

 

[rickyw]

Is this something it would be beneficial to find a physical therapist for? Find a new doctor? Has anyone battled this and found a fix?

Dry needling of the lower soleus and Achilles tendon and manipulation of the talus. If they lack ankle stability due to a history of sprains then they may need some proprioceptive rehab. Typically a mixture of these approaches works quite well as long as the clinician has good hands and knows how to go about things

 

[Skerhunter]

I’m about ready to tape my ankle in place before bed every night so it stays extended while I sleep.

I have been dealing with the same thing for the past few years, but I haven’t found anything that helps a ton. Like mentioned above my right ankle was sprained repeatedly in HS sports and it just finally caught up to me. Taller hunting boots that put pressure on my leg seem to irritate it more vs normal low top shoes. But running also this past year also pissed it off.

 

[Wyo_hntr]

I have been dealing with the same thing for the past few years, but I haven’t found anything that helps a ton. Like mentioned above my right ankle was sprained repeatedly in HS sports and it just finally caught up to me. Taller hunting boots that put pressure on my leg seem to irritate it more vs normal low top shoes. But running also this past year also pissed it off.

Same.

I just began stretching a lot, quit doing high impact cardio (very rarely to i sprint anymore and if i do its build-ups, no hard sprint takeoffs), and used kinesiology tape when it was really bad.

Took me a couple of years but it's not a problem anymore.

 

[Skerhunter]

Same.

I just began stretching a lot, quit doing high impact cardio (very rarely to i sprint anymore and if i do its build-ups, no hard sprint takeoffs), and used kinesiology tape when it was really bad.

Took me a couple of years but it's not a problem anymore.

Good to hear! I haven’t tried k tape yet, but may need to give it a try this year.

 

[Wyo_hntr]

Good to hear! I haven’t tried k tape yet, but may need to give it a try this year.