Thanks for the advice! For a second I thought you meant use the bike for the swimming section as well!
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Thanks for the advice! For a second I thought you meant use the bike for the swimming section as well!
Do you think its an aging thing. I know a number of people who have generally been injury free, and then in the 40's get achilles problems.
Oi ! I'm only 26!
Ah, but you look much older;-)
You'll pay for that! :rolleyes:
Thought I might resurect the thread. Has anyone tried voltarol cream/gel. I was using ibuprofen gel but it seemed to be having little affect on my achillies pain. I friend reccomended voltarol and touch wood it seems to be having a positive effect!?
Voltarol is a wonder cure. It has magical healing properties! Make sure you get the strong stuff.
Can I just ask something that might be really stupid!
I've set my achillies off again at Christmas at a bloody party - nowt to do with running! - anyhow it's really peeing me off now, I'm trying to be good and do the stair lift stretches regularly because that does help BUT there is pain there when I run
Sometimes it's better after my off road session and sometimes that agrivates it.. after sleeping it's a bit cranky first thing
ANYHOW (sorry - waffle city) I brought some voltarol gel today after seeing this thread... how long till it kicks in - would you expect a day before you feel a difference?
I'm sure it depends on what structures are actually involved and giving you the pain. I personally don't have alot of faith in topical creams, but I'm interested in the fact that people have obviously had good results with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Egglett
Let us know if it helps.
JLS
I've been using Voltarol and doing the lifting strecthes - mixture seems to have dulled the pain and it feels much better this week but now has a bump... should I be worried?
an earlier posting mentioned recurrent achilles/calf problems as we get older: sounds just like me! My physio has pointed me in the direction of a podiatrist for orthotics as she reckons the problem is excessive pronation; the money spent on the orthotics should save money at the physio, and hopefully I'll be running more often.
Set mine off again doing triple jump of all things...thing is it felt fine last night so I went out for a long run with the club. Two thirds of the way in it satrted hurting but by this point there was no shortcut back! Now i've got a lump as well - what does that mean?!
I'm off to get some Voltarol gel as well!
That'll be a nodule. You really need to see a good physio.Quote:
Originally Posted by Heather
I hope you get this sorted.
Don't do the triple jump in the future...:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Heather
I had Achilles Tendonitis with classic symptoms of soreness / stiffness when getting out of bed plus lump / bump above heel. This was aggravated this spring with road running training for FLM. After six weeks or so of eccentric excercises i.e. largely standing on one leg and pronating then supining foot it and repaeting with other leg it is now 70% better and continuing to improve. I strongly susepct that creams etc are only masking the pain and the problem will go not away. Excercises came from web but cannot remember page. It was titled something like "beating the pain of swollen achilles". web article stated that tendonitis is classic problem for over 40s I'm 43.
I was off for 10 months last year with this. :mad: When eventually I went for treatment Physio. said it would not take long; it was just scar tissue & it would respond to massage & ultra sound. Oh no it didn't. :eek: :eek: I ended up with him giving me 4 sessions of acupuncture which stopped pain & the swelling gradually died down.
OK now, but a lot of catching up to do even though I did a lot of cycling instead of running.
Regards,
Max. ;)
What I thought was an achilles problem my physio told me yesterday was actually a tear in the calf. I'm back running after 6 weeks, very slowly and not uphill (not an issue in London), but earlier than I thought I would be. What has really helped is a wobble board. Not to be advised when drunk though.
Anyone any tips for this? Been a little stiff/tight for 12 days now although I have run & raced on it without trouble, just seems when I am walking around it feels tight and possibly getting slowly worse...........
Eccentric strengthening might help, but I'm no physio. Have a look at achillestendon.com Some recommend acupuncture, which can be useful in the early stages apparently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ady In Accy
I hope you get it sorted - I've had achilles trouble for over a year now. I tried stopping running for 3 months last winter, however it didn't do it any good and at times it is still as painful as ever, but I've decided that it's something I'm just going to have to put up with.
Sounds like mild tendinosis. Am just concerned that it will get worse and worse. I am currently massaging and then rubbing in tiger balm as well as stretches. I remember having it years ago and it just seemed to go away after I backed off training a little. If it does start getting worse I guess I will see a physio - if it's not one thing it's a bloody nother!!
That's what I'm trying, along with standing on one leg, icing and Voltarol - as recommended by the physio who has been pinching and ultrasounding it once a week (for 3 weeks so far). It is improving, but I can't say which treatment is making it improve or that it's because I've eased off running.Quote:
Originally Posted by Feet in the Cowclaps
All the advice I've been given is along the lines of "it'll take longer than you expect" - so trying to be patient.
Have a look at the article on pages 90 and 91 in the October 2006 issue of the Fellrunner
I started to have Achille pain in 2000, gradually getting worse. Stretching, strentghening, massage, ESWT, did not help much. I had an operation almost 7 months ago and am about to start jogging incredibly short and slowly only now. No idea if it will get better, and if yes how long it will take.
Rest as much as needed not to have pain.
As the days go by I'm not convinced it is my achilles tendon. It is difficult to pinpoint the exact spot but the discomfort seems to be around the ankle bones and frontal joint of foot. I think I may have stretched some ligaments around this area. It is not preventing me from running and I am going to race this Wednesday so I will see how it goes then......
Voltarol Emulgel P - cures all injuries, broken limbs and chronic tendonitis!
No idea what it does but it really helped my sore achillies.
I don't want any traces of illegal substances in me for Helwith Bridge, I might get disqualified!!Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
Thanks for that - did scan the article back then, but it wasn't as relevant. Denise's advice is pretty similar to that of my physio.Quote:
Originally Posted by Feet in the Cowclaps
I don't think Voltarol has much effect - but I'm prepared to risk the drugs ban! (don't think there's much risk of me being tested on usual form let alone current form)
I've just read that Achillestendon.com web site and it sounds to me like I may have tendinonis of my right Achilles - its definitely sore first thing and when doing that thumb/finger pinch. It doesn't get in the way of my running right now but its really starting to annoy me. Interestingly I've not long come off of a 2 week course of antibiotics which, from the web site, can themselves help bring on the tendinosis.
Probably like many of you guys, what with this and a dodgy left knee (that likes to click) I've resigned myself to never really being fully fit. I do seem to give myself a miracle cure every time I put on my running shoes and get out and about but increasingly hobble about between runs :rolleyes:
There's nowt wrong with clicking knees. I get problems when mine stop clicking :rolleyes:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
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Originally Posted by david
my knees have also clicked for years and nowadays i cannot put my weight on them on a hard floor like kneeling down. The pain is unbearable if i do that its just like something sharp is digging into my knee, it does it with both. Not seeked any advice about it but its def got worse this last 5 years, doesnt hurt when running but kneeling is awful
My ankles click really loudly especailly the right one, it cause little if any discomfort. Should I get it checked out?
I've had ankle problems since early in the year now - recently diagnosed as peroneal tendonitis ( http://www.eorthopod.com/public/pati..._problems.html ) - for which I've had physio and most recently a shot of cortisone.
At first it seemed like the cortisone had got the inflammation down sufficiently to start excercising it/ training again, but my ankle still feels pretty unstable when twisting. If anyone else has experience of this I'd be really keen to hear from them...
if it aint a problem why botherQuote:
Originally Posted by MerseyBlue
First post so had better start on a low point. I am guessing that the creaking sensation in my achilles is not good news and that should be avoiding running for a little while. Doesn't seem to like cycling either any suggestions on what exercise is available.
Thanks,
clarkee
I suspect darts could be good!
Try the eccentric stretching exercises as described here. Drink lots of water too (1.5 litres a day min.)Quote:
Originally Posted by clarkee
And see a physio who puts it all down to hips, gluts not working correctly - which explains all the calf strains on the same leg of late as well apparently.
And don't have ultrasound because apparently it doesn't work - there's no evidence as to what it does. And have acupuncture even though you don't like the sight of needles being stuck in you!! :eek:
As long as the darts is in a pub I think it should be great exercise....
Swimming?
Thanks for the info hopefully there is a step near the dart board and I am sorted.
Hi all
I've had an achillies injury for the past 9 weeks and I feel it's not getting any better (i've not run for 9 weeks). It's still very painful to touch and I can't see an end to it. I iced it at the beginning for the first couple of weeks, then I've had pysio on it for the past 4 weeks but my pysio says they is little she can do. I'm still trying to keep myself sane by taking the dogs out for long walks and getting out on my bike. Is it a very long recovery? What else can I do? Is walking and biking making it worse?:confused:
Thanks
:eek: I'd find another physio then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordan
I had this last year and it takes ages to shift (but not as long as plantar fasciitis which I've now got :mad: ).
Keep up the stretching, be patient and you should get on top of it. One of the things my physio did on it which I think was useful was shockwave therapy.
I kept up cycling and it didn't seem to affect it. In fact it helped me keep up a good fitness base that helped me run reasonably OK from August to October.
There's more info on this thread.
Is it stiff in a morning more so than rest of day?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordan