Post by swmtnbackpacker on Jan 26, 2019 7:15:31 GMT -8
Found an article that divvies up the types of Achilles problems, so putting it on here as a reference (as a sufferer myself):
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-running-blog/2014/oct/28/take-load-off-feet-achilles-tendinopathy-runners-injury
My own protocol is substituting “regular” bike riding* for anything remotely aerobic for 4 weeks, night boots for 2 weeks +, RICE for any swelling in the Achilles region, and very hard inserts for all shoes, avoiding going barefoot, and even to the point of wearing very supportive shower shoes with an arch. * Note: I found recumbent biking to increase pain, though that may have been technique. Still didn’t want to push into pain with a connective tissue injury... YMMV.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-running-blog/2014/oct/28/take-load-off-feet-achilles-tendinopathy-runners-injury
My own protocol is substituting “regular” bike riding* for anything remotely aerobic for 4 weeks, night boots for 2 weeks +, RICE for any swelling in the Achilles region, and very hard inserts for all shoes, avoiding going barefoot, and even to the point of wearing very supportive shower shoes with an arch. * Note: I found recumbent biking to increase pain, though that may have been technique. Still didn’t want to push into pain with a connective tissue injury... YMMV.
