So I had this strange pain originating at half distance between inner ankle and achilles tendon and ascending towards the calf. Sharp pain when going upstairs or else when squatting whilst carrying something heavy (e.g. fire wood). No pain otherwise. Slight swelling. I stopped running a week ago and went to see a doctor yesterday, who diagnosed an inflammation of the achilles tendon. His treatment of choice was sticking acupuncture needles in and around my calf and he recommended the use of icepacks.
Well, my doctor is a real acupuncture wizard (the pain is completely gone!), but he is not a runner and even less a barefoot runner.
So I would like to ask the running docs on this board: what can I do to prevent this kind of problem in the future? Are there any exercises I could do to strengthen the achilles tendon? Is it a running form problem? Or just a symptom of too much too soon?
A big thank you for any help!!
Well, my doctor is a real acupuncture wizard (the pain is completely gone!), but he is not a runner and even less a barefoot runner.
So I would like to ask the running docs on this board: what can I do to prevent this kind of problem in the future? Are there any exercises I could do to strengthen the achilles tendon? Is it a running form problem? Or just a symptom of too much too soon?
A big thank you for any help!!