What to do about Achilles tendonitis? What causes Achilles tendonitis? How to treat Achilles tendoni

Achilles tendonitis is a sterile inflammatory disease in which the Achilles tendon and its surrounding aponeurosis suffer from strain during strenuous exercise such as walking, running and jumping, and some fiber tears, hyperemia, edema, fibrosis, and even calcification, etc., with local pain, heel inability to touch the ground, and aggravation of ankle joint back extension pain as the main manifestations.

What to do if you have Achilles tendonitis.

1. In general, Achilles tendonitis will improve after a period of self-care. If nothing works, you can do something else.

2. If the condition is severe, the doctor may recommend wearing walking boots or using crutches to help the Achilles tendon heal.

3. External use of traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine plasters can achieve many effects such as blood circulation, qi regulation, stasis, pain relief, evil spirits, and rectification, which can effectively relieve pain, promote blood circulation, accelerate tissue repair, and reduce patients' pain.

4. Actively carried out after diagnosis**, which can be injected with local drugs**. Partial occlusion can relieve pain, but it needs to be supplemented with other **, and avoid Achilles tendon rupture caused by repeated occlusion.

5. Use support pads to elevate the ankle to reduce stretch on the Achilles tendon. Doctors may also have a splint used during sleep at night to keep the Achilles tendon immobilized.

6. Surgery**, surgery to remove the inflammatory tissue around the Achilles tendon. However, this is often the last resort.

What to do if you have an Achilles tendonitis flare while running.

1. Stop running immediately. Most injuries in the human body can heal on their own if there is enough time to recuperate.

2. Self-massage also has a certain effect, with the hand against the affected area slightly rotating the technique to push back and forth to soothe muscle tissue, 3 times a day.

3. If you find that the Achilles tendon is a little red and swollen, you should apply ice in time for about 10 minutes, rub an ice cube in a circle on the affected area for 2-3 minutes, rest for one minute, and then repeat for half an hour.

4. Soak your feet in hot water before going to bed at night, which is to use hot water to relax your muscles and invigorate your blood.

5. After the nodule at the Achilles tendon disappears, you can start calf muscle stretching exercises, followed by skipping rope and slow bounce exercises, and then gradually transition to low-intensity jogging, the whole process takes 6 to 8 weeks. Remember, you can only start running again when you feel on tiptoe.

Achilles tendonitis is generally a kind of aseptic inflammation formed by chronic injury, which is mostly caused by fatigue, cold and intense exercise in daily life, or excessive weight bearing, such as the gastrocnemius muscle and Achilles tendon of the calf during high-intensity exercise, which leads to the occurrence of Achilles tendonitis. When Achilles tendonitis is painful, external support 'Jiyutang Achilles tendon Shun Gu Anyu Patch' can quickly recover, and there are both Fubao and Jingdong, which can effectively relieve pain, promote blood circulation, accelerate tissue repair, and reduce the pain of patients.

In the case of Achilles tendonitis, choose anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving drugs, soak your feet in hot water at night, elevate your lower limbs when sleeping, and wear loose shoes if you must move. In daily life, we must pay attention to rest, avoid weight-bearing, and carry out some exercises reasonably to avoid local colds.

Achilles tendon inflammation is primarily aseptic inflammation caused by local acute and chronic injury to the Achilles tendon. Usually conservatively**, warm up before a workout and should gradually stop exercising. After exercising, do appropriate relaxation activities, pay attention to rest, avoid weight-bearing, exercise reasonably, wear appropriate shoes when exercising, choose the appropriate exercise frequency, exercise venue and exercise conditions, and often stretch or strengthen calf muscle training.

In daily exercise, climbing mountains and stairs gradually increases, and if necessary, the speed and distance can be gradually increased.

Other precautions for Achilles tendonitis.

Warm up before exercising, gradually stop exercising, and do appropriate relaxation activities after exercising. Pay attention to rest, avoid weight-bearing, and exercise reasonably. Wear appropriate footwear when exercising.

Choose shoes that are suitable for the frequency of exercise, the ground on which you are exercising, and the conditions of your movement. Regularly stretch and strengthen calf muscle training, and gradually increase mountaineering and stair climbing items in daily exercise. If needed, gradually increase the speed and distance.

Walking and running venues that are too hard, running shoes that are too hard, etc., may cause inflammation of the Achilles tendon. Add a layer of padding inside the heel to help relieve tension in the Achilles tendon.

Prevention of Achilles tendonitis.

1. Wear comfortable shoes, especially those who are engaged in heavy body rolling and hand workers or athletes should prevent the local load of the lower limbs from being too concentrated, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and alternate activities of the upper and lower limbs, which can reduce local fatigue, and the overloaded parts can also be rested and relaxed in time.

2. Soak your feet and calves in hot water for about 15 to 20 minutes before going to bed every night, which can promote blood circulation in the muscles, ligaments and joints of the lower limbs, and prevent the occurrence of peri-Achilles tendonitis.

3. Athletes should develop the habit of stepping on each other's posterior thigh muscles and calf muscles as a relaxation habit after the end of training every day, which can avoid the occurrence of peri-Achilles tendonitis.