Achilles problems

[Derby Tup]

As I'm too mean to pay anymore money to physios that don't seem to get any results, would one of these home TENS machines be any good for treating a sore achillies?

http://www.lloydspharmacytensmachine.com/

I'm running(ish) for the first time since March but I'm not sure my achillies is really sorted.

What's wrong with your achilles Dom? I developed tendonitis in mine when I started running seriously but it largely cleared up after regular calf strengthening excercises (one legged eccentric reps etc).

[rdb77uk]

I've thought of one of those TENS machines recently as I've suffered with achillies tendonitis for months, have carried on training and it just gets worse especially in the morning or for the first mile or so when training. I've now stopped training for a week or two and it is gradually getting better but won't a TENS machine just block the pain and not solve the injury?

Have also tried Voltarol cream but dosn't seem to have any effect. Anyone got any other suggestions.

[Derby Tup]

I've thought of one of those TENS machines recently as I've suffered with achillies tendonitis for months, have carried on training and it just gets worse especially in the morning or for the first mile or so when training. I've now stopped training for a week or two and it is gradually getting better but won't a TENS machine just block the pain and not solve the injury?

Have also tried Voltarol cream but dosn't seem to have any effect. Anyone got any other suggestions.

As my above post I had a real problem with tendonitis but managed to largely clear it up following the excercises in the link below:

http://www.sportsinjurybulletin.com/...endon-pain.htm

I think it took around a month of doing the excercies to begin to feel the benefit

[rdb77uk]

Cheers Derby Tup, will give them a go. Did you continue running whilst doing them or did you take a break?

[Asteroid]

Had tendinitis a few times. Massaged it with ibuprofen gel (Deep Relief) 3 times a day, and followed exercises in

http://www.sportsinjurybulletin.com/...endinitis.html

especially the one legged eccentric contractions - sounds similar to Derby Tup. Took two weeks off, cycled to keep fit (and sane), resumed running on flat and jogging about a mile at first only when no pain doing eccentric contractions. Continued exercises and massages until back to full training.

Found sportsinjurybulletin.com very good for treatments especially plantar fasciitis

[Grouse]

This is cheap. It works too. After every run, put your feet/lower legs (i.e. as far in as you can without spilling water all over the floor) in a bucket of cold water.

[Derby Tup]

Cheers Derby Tup, will give them a go. Did you continue running whilst doing them or did you take a break?

No, I didn't take a break. I just carried on.

[Penguin]

No, I didn't take a break. I just carried on.

which leg did you do front back or one on the left or right? this time of the year must be really hard for you all those ticks getting in ya coat.. hope you groom regularly..

[dominion]

So what you're all saying is.... I need to get off my arse and do some exercises rather than looking for a magic cure?

DT - It hasn't been right since that bloody duo-in-the-dark thingy!

[Derby Tup]

which leg did you do front back or one on the left or right? this time of the year must be really hard for you all those ticks getting in ya coat.. hope you groom regularly..

You know I haven't got much fleece so ticks are not an issue!