Need help with sore achilles tendons

[everman]

For some reason they just got sore after a short jog yesterday, maybe I didn't stretch enough after sitting all day.

What's the best thing to speed up recovery so I can walk normally? heh I know mild stretching is good (careful not to go too much), and anti-inflammatory drugs. What's the best stuff to take, I hear Aleve is pretty good? Using advil right now. And keeping them iced about 30min on / 20 mins off.

Thanks

 

[everman]

Is there a Dr. in the house?

 

[adairusmc]

Advil is what I take, but I get percoset from the VA for my Achilles now.

Mine started out being sore when I was in school in the Marine Corps. Then I was on a PT run in Okinawa one day, and my right Achilles ruptured. That was fun.

 

[miniMUNCH]

Might think about taking a glucosamine (a building block for ligament and tendon tissue) supplement.

But do be careful with a sore achilles... any serious injury to it and you'll be in a boot for months.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Stretching will help as will ice.

The sore achilles is more than likely due to improper footwear. You may want to look into a running shoe with a more flexible sole. A running show that's too stiff will put more pressure on your achilles.

 

[everman]

Ya, the shoes are worn down so that's probably a contributing factor. I won't be doing any running for at least a month just to be careful. stick to the weights for now. I think I have a glucosamine supplement here too. I'm supposed to be doing a decent amount of walking around tomarrow but interspersed with a lot of sitting/standing still, hope I'll be ok. feeling better now so it doesn't seem to be too bad.

 

[everman]

Any other suggestions? I got a brace, some aleve and glucosamine. Feeling a lot better but some stiffness left. Talked to the pharmacist who let me to the cheaper glucosamine instead of the really expensive stuff, which I thought was cool.