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If You Have These Symptoms - You May Achilles Tendonitis

October 2nd, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

So what is Achilles Tendonitis? or Tendinopathy is a condition often results from overuse.  It’s not unusual for a person with achilles tendonitis to feel pain and inflammation of the achilles tendon (located at the back of your ankle).   Quite often it can make performing daily functions - a difficult task!

accident2 If You Have These Symptoms You May Achilles Tendonitis So, how do you know if you have Achilles Tendonitis?  Well… nothing beats an assessment from a qualifed medical professional, but you can certainly use the achilles tendonitis symptom list - below.  There’s 15 symptoms to look for in this list. Treat it as kind of your own checklist.  If you have more than a few of these symptoms, you may want talk to a Physiotherapist in your area.

15 Signs and Symptoms Of Achilles Tendonitis:

1. A localized, sharp pain and tenderness on the back of your heel

2. Pain or tenderness is more diffuse and spread several centimetres along the tendonclipboard If You Have These Symptoms You May Achilles Tendonitis

3. Pain sometimes occurs at the beginning of activity and then eases off, but with more severe pain felt throughout activity and increases with continued use

4. Early on you may see swelling, feel warmth, and redness will also be present

5. Your calf muscle may have a “tightness” most noticeable in the morning (upon wakening)

6. “Snowball crepitus” (crackling sound) may be heard when your foot and/or ankle moves

7. A tender lump or nodule may be felt along your Achilles tendon or at its attachment to the heel

8. There is thickening of your Achilles tendon

9. You may see atrophy (decrease in muscle bulk) of your calf muscle (gastroc-soleus complex)

10. Altered alignment of your foot and ankle “complex”

11. If a rupture has occured,  you may have heard an audible “pop” or it will feel as though you have been kicked in the heel

12. It’s painful to stand on your toes

13. Walking, jogging, or running are painful

14. You may notice an altered walking pattern: toe bounce gait

15. Mobility of your foot and ankle seems restricted and painful

Well, there you have it.  15 different symptoms of Achilles Tendonitis.  Are you experiencing something different?  Have a question?  Just leave it below.

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  1. Comment by osanto marc jr on 20 February 2009:

    hello i need your help i have all them problems and its been goin on for mor than 2 months the swelling has gone down a little but aint as fast and cant jump off 2 feet anymore i need someones help i think i got a severe ankle sprain and i heard it could be a 12 month healing process how bad it is and i need your thoughts on this please

  2. Comment by PT Health Team on 23 February 2009:

    Can you please provide me with more details of your current symptoms. Did you sprain your ankle and if so, how did it occur? Or are you presenting with pain at the back of your heels (achilles tendinitis-like symptoms)? Once this is more clear to me I will be able to better address your questions. Thank you.

  3. Comment by Tom D on 5 July 2009:

    I’m 40 yr old. When I walk, My left foot back-of-heal and achilles have pain (for about 6 months now). Around the house I tend to want to sit often, because it doesn’t take long for my heals to start hurting, and I rarely risk running. I have NOT had a serious injury that resulted in swelling or prevented foot use. Two possible causes, that I can think of. 1) About 6 months ago, wife got a new tread mill, and I got motivated and thought I’d try it out, and run a mile. (I had not ran for years). I did fine running but, the week following, my heals and feet hurt significantly, enough that I decided not to run on the treadmill anymore. I did not have reoccuring heal pain before that event. 2) I work at a desk all day, usually with my feet extended in front of me, resting on the back of my heal. I have a hard floor. I was concerned that pressure was always on the back of my heal, and with the lack of movement/excercise that maybe my achillees was loosing flexibilty. One day, I wore bed slipper instead of shoes to my work desk, and at the end of the day, my heals were very painful, which first started me thinking that just the weight of my legs while sitting might be putting enough pressure on my back of heal, to cause injury/pain.

    How do I tell the difference between just having Heal bone soarness or Achiles tendon injury?
    Is the proper treatment to stretch the heal and calve muscle daily for a while, and see what happens?

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