Achilles Tendinopathy

Do you suffer from pain above the heel? Do you feel your calf muscles are very tight?

Achilles tendon is a tendon which connects the calf muscle to the heel bone. This tendon can undergo stress due to tightness in calf muscles causing stretching of the tendon. Striation of the tendon can be painful and cause inflammation.

Symptoms and Causes

Symptoms:

• Pain above the heel 

• Pain present at beginning and after exercise

• Pain in that region in first steps of the morning 

Cause:

• Tight of calf muscle

• Overuse back leg of muscles

How we treat Achilles Tendinopathy?

There are numerous treatments for Achilles Tendonopathy, since we tailor treatment for each individual patient it may vary from patient to patient.

How we can help:

• Dry needling & massage

• Stretches & strengthening

• Heel lifts

• Customised orthotics.