After switching to the new schedule, my achilles tendon area has been hurting. Whats the best way to strengthen this area?
The Achilles tendon area is a so called watershed for several nerves, tendons and blood vessels. Thus, with all this “traffic” the area can be come irritated easily. The area is irritated most often through overuse and the most simple answer is to rest, ice and elevate the area. Cold compress with a flexible gel pack is also a good modality for decreasing the amount of healing time. I have found that proper hydration will also help to eliminate pain in the Achilles area. With more fluid in the body areas such as the Achilles area will have less viscosity and thus less friction, heat and injury. Another suggestion would be to stretch the plantar fascia along the bottom of the foot and to do a soleus and gastrocnemius stretch. If these areas are flexible they will allow more grace for the Achilles to be slightly less flexible. There is really a myriad of caused for a sore Achilles. Constant running on crowned roads, improper foot strike from old or poorly fitting shoes, uneven surface ru
