Achilles tendonitis can be caused by various issues, including:
- Poor lower limb biomechanics, or in other words, your foot or lower limb are not functioning as they should
- Excessive pronation – this is when the arch of your foot collapses when you walk so there is no shock absorption in the foot
- Poor or old footwear
- Up hill running
- Tight or weak calf muscles – the muscle in your lower leg
- Reduced ankle range of motion
- Over use (no resting in in between activity)
Treatment for achilles tendonitis at Elite Foot Care may include:
- Biomechanical gait analysis – this involves doing an assessment to see how your foot and lower limb are performing when you walk
- Customised foot orthotics – providing a customised shoe insert to support your feet when you walk or run
- Shockwave therapy
- Soft tissue therapy such as massage
- Joint manipulation or mobilisation
- Achilles strengthening program
- Treatment for achilles pain can prevent further injury and get you living active as soon as possible!
