Active Podiatry - Podiatry in Kent for Runners & Active PeoplePosts Tagged ‘achilles tendinopathy’
Tight calf muscles. Why it matters and what to do.
Tight calf muscles. Why it matters and what to do. Do your calf muscles always feel tight? Perhaps you go for a run or a long walk and afterwards you feel as though your calves need stretching. The obvious answer seems to be: I’ve got tight calf muscles, so I need to stretch them. But…
Read MoreAre you sure it’s your Achilles?
Recently I have had a couple of runners call in, both claiming to have problems with their Achilles tendon, and in both cases it wasn’t that at all! Very reasonable assumptions from them as the pain was in that area, but a careful taking of the injury history followed by a detailed examination revealed…
Read MoreWhy do I keep getting the same running injury?
As if getting a running injury is not frustrating enough, the research evidence tells us that you are much more likely to get the same injury again in the future. Why is this? When we suffer a running related injury such as an Achilles tendinopathy, the injured structure goes through cellular changes as part…
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