This past week I saw awesome progress. Same as the week prior. But today is perhaps the most encouraging – I woke up to no soreness in my achilles! I knew it was getting close but was surprised when I woke up this morning, and, while still laying in bed, started flexing my ankle as… Read More »
So it’s been about a week since my last update. I was excited to share that things improved quite a bit since the last update, but held off purposely in order to see how it progressed. It’s been about a week since the sharp soreness is completely gone. I mean, always gone – even in… Read More »
So it’s been about five and a half weeks since I re-injured, or should I say “re-aggravated”, my achilles tendon at the insertion point. A couple of weeks ago I was starting to wonder whether I was making a mistake in ditching my Sports Medicine doctor and Physical Therapist’s advice. They wanted me to do… Read More »
Before I get to the subject of this post I just wanted to mention that, in the short time since I started this blog, I’ve received a number of emails from readers who have told me about their injuries. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the support! This injury is a *big deal*… Read More »
So it’s been just over a month since I re-injured my achilles. My life has been very hectic since, literally, the morning after the injury. I went on a vacation for a a week at the beach just 1.5 days after injuring it, and then when I got back I started as an assistant coach… Read More »
I have very poor ankle flexibility and very tight calves. Those two things equated to a mangled achilles tendon for me! With the major pain now out of the way, thanks to the eccentric heel drops I started this past week, I’m now looking at adding foam rolling to my daily routine in order to… Read More »
If you have insertional achilles tendonitis then the choice of shoe is very important, much more so than regular achilles tendonitis. I never realized just how important until a physical therapist mentioned to me how important it was to minimize the amount of irritation to insertion point from the heel cup of your shoes. How… Read More »
If there is one thing you want to get out of this article it is this: notice the title of this post is “Eccentric Heel DROPS,” not “Eccentric Heel Raises.” Very important distinction. If you’re like me, you’ve scoured the web looking for research and/or anecdotal evidence of a cure for insertional achilles tendonitis. And… Read More »
August 4, 2013 – went to see my Sports Medicine Doctor. Same one that treated me the last time. Good guy – I can tell he’s both lucid and cares. Most doctors don’t exhibit both of those qualities. No new news really, but the tone was different from the last time I injured my achilles. He made… Read More »