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Achilles Tendon Injuries: Catch Them Early!!! - RunOhio

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Matt Scherer   Nov 16th 2007, 11:10pm
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Runners: when you were younger, did you more often than not have days of running when you felt invincible and strong - like nothing could touch you? In fact, in many aspects you may have felt invincible, like the Greek warrior Achilles. Then, as the years have gone by, every day something new hurts and in general it feels like you body is falling apart. On your last run, the back of your heel began to ache and has been sore ever since. Should you ignore it and chalk it up to old age or pay attention to it? If it is your Achilles tendon that is acting up, runners sit up and take notice- it does not like to be ignored (much like the Greek warrior!) and it can burn you if you do.

The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in your body and it connects your calf muscles to your heel. The symptoms are felt at the back of your leg, near the heel. The initial signs of inflammation include tenderness, swelling, pain with use, warmth, and possibly a squeaking in the tendon with ankle motion. As the symptoms progress and the condition becomes more chronic, the pain occurs with any activity especially when you rise up on your toes or when walking uphill or climbing stairs. A constant ache and ankle stiffness sets in, in particular the ability to pull your toes up. The last stage is when the tendon begins to thicken and small (often painless) nodules develop.

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