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Achilles Tendinopathy is an ankle and
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foot overuse injury, it is known as one of
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the most common ankle and foot injuries.
From the pain, swelling, and impaired
performance it is categorized as a clinical
syndrome. It can be found with people
that run or jump a lot. Another area where
we see this is with overweight people.
The strain tends not to be chronic until
later in life.
How to Know If You Have Achilles Tendinopathy?

If you’re having pain in your heel and ankle you will need to see either a doctor or a physical therapist. They will
examine you by testing your flexibility, strength, movement to see the seriousness of the injury. It’s rare but in some
circumstances, the doctor may require an MRI or X-ray. If your condition is serious it may result in surgery.
What you need to know…

Treatment Symptoms Prevention

Depending on the severity of  Swelling in the back of  Don’t over do it if you

the injury you can do different your ankle are in pain.
things. Most people wear a  Tightness in the calf  Use the proper footwear
brace and take over the counter Tender heel or tender
  Stay in shape
pain medication such as higher up on the Achilles
ibuprofen. If your condition is tendon  Increase activity slowly
bad you may need surgery.  Stretch

What is your Achilles When to See a Doctor How common is Achilles

Causes
Tendon? The right time to see a doctor is
Tendinopathy?
when there is a constant pain in
Being over active Being overweight Intense Strain The Achilles tendon is a cord that
your Achilles tendon. You should
connects your calf muscle to
get medical attention if the pain
your heel bone. This is what
is severe or keeping you from
allows you to be able to run and
Improper Footwear Certain types of antibiotics Medical Conditions (high doing activities.
walk properly, along with being
(ask a doctor) blood pressure and psoriasis) able to stretch your calf muscle
out.