Well, it's the start of the season and I have tendonitis in my left achilles tendon. I'm going to start focusing on some core body workouts, but what else should I do? Anyone ever had tendonitis in their achilles?

Sorry to hear I hope to not get anything like that till I am OLD * cross fingers and toes *

That can be a nagging injury, take your time on the rehab.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001072.htm
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/back/achilles/tendinitis.htm
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/ankleproblems/a/achilles.htm

Oh yeah ... tore my Achilles tendons in 2002, just micro-tears, nothing really serious. It took me about 3 months till I was on my bicycle again, 6 months before I could cover any sort of distance ...... and I still wear ankle braces when I ride.

Get good ankle braces ... I'm very fond of mine. Wear shoes with a bit of a heel, not flat shoes. Get to a physiotherapist or chiropractor who specializes in calf and achilles tendon work ... there's a technique they can do, it might be active release therapy, which helps somewhat. Don't stretch it till it starts feeling better.

Good luck!

Sorry to hear I hope to not get anything like that till I am OLD * cross fingers and toes *

It's not an old person's disease. I had it when I was 18.

Az

Get good ankle braces ... I'm very fond of mine. Wear shoes with a bit of a heel, not flat shoes. Get to a physiotherapist or chiropractor who specializes in calf and achilles tendon work ... there's a technique they can do, it might be active release therapy, which helps somewhat. Don't stretch it till it starts feeling better.

Good luck!

This is interesting. I hope I don't come off as a smart@ss, but this advice is exactly the opposite of what my doctor told me. Specifically, heeled shoes can cause tendonitis, and make sure to stretch gently and frequently.

Maybe mine was different?

Massage was also very beneficial.

Az

This is interesting. I hope I don't come off as a smart@ss, but this advice is exactly the opposite of what my doctor told me. Specifically, heeled shoes can cause tendonitis, and make sure to stretch gently and frequently.

Maybe mine was different?

Massage was also very beneficial.

Az

I was told by my Sports Dr, my chiropractor, my physiotherapist, and my massage therapist (yes, I had an entire medical staff looking after me!! :D) .....

Prior to any achilles tendon injuries, flat shoes are good and stretching is good, and even in the very early stages, as you suspect you might be developing a problem slow, gentle stretching is good. But I was told that in the first few weeks or months after an injury, heels allow the achilles tendon to be fairly relaxed (not in a stretched position), and stretching can cause further injury ... especially if the tendon is torn, like mine was. After the achilles has started to heal, then a person can return to flat shoes and stretching again.

http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/back/achilles/tendinitis.htm

You might want to try moving your left cleat back a few mm. That will reduce the size of the "lever", and may help reduce some of the stress on your Achilles. I did this when I had a bout of Achilles tendinitis a few years back and it seemed to help.

I'll give that cleat move a shot and see if it helps. It's killing me not being out riding while it's so nice. Thanks for all of the replies.