Achilles pain or Achilles tendonitis

What is it

Achilles tendonitis is pain on the back of the heel. This is often described as stiffness, pain or a pulling sensation. The main cause of this pain includes incorrect footwear, inappropriate stretching before sports or exercise, biomechanical dysfunction, overuse, lack of flexibility or increasing training too much too soon.

What to do

It is important to treat this condition as soon as possible to prevent further damage, and how to prevent re-injuring it.

Treatments include: orthotics, dry needling, shoewear modification, changes to exercise, stretching and strengthening programs.

If you’re living or working in Hammond Park, Success, Aubin Grove, Atwell or Cockburn and want to know more about how to treat achilles tendonitis, please give us a call at Hammond Park Podiatry.