Achilles tendinopathy anyone ever had it?

[m3sye]

If so how did you get rid? 99.9%sure I have chronic Achilles tendinopathy mm

[Rouleur]

I don't have any direct knowledge but based on my cousin's experience of having it in both ankles I'd suggest that you see a specialist who's dealt with lots of similar cases, otherwise the problem will only get worse.

I can't help you with any details of relevant people I'm afraid as she lives in Spain.

[DJC]

You book yourself into see an Osteopath. They will have better knowledge than either your local GP or a physio and will give you a fuller diagnosis and indicate your needed treatment and recovery time and whether you really need to go and see a specialist or not.

[Beardy10]

DJC said:

You book yourself into see an Osteopath.

Osteopath ? I though they were all about bones/skeletal issues ? Sure that might be a contributory factor but it could also be caused by soft tissue etc. That said if you do need an Osteopath and if you live in London/SE I can recommend a brilliant one....he's good enough for Usain Bolt so I think he's good enough for most people.

I had something called Bursitis in my Achilles tendon in my heel which was caused by having very tight calves amongst other things. If you have tight calves that would certainly be something you need to work on to help with your Achilles. One thing that really worked for me was acupuncture...they basically needle trigger points int he muscle where there is a lot of tension/tightness. It feels a bit weird as the muscle goes into spasm when they do it but it's bloody effective combined with stretching exercises etc.

[SteA]

There isnt a simple answer except that you do need to have it assessed and treated professionally. I see you are fairly local, if you come down to Manchester or can do, then you can always book into our University of Salford Sports Injury and Rehabilitation clinic (see the University website for details), we see 100's of patients with this problem every year. The clinic offers a full treatment service, including orthotics if needed, and the cost is minimal.

[m3sye]

SteA said:

There isnt a simple answer except that you do need to have it assessed and treated professionally. I see you are fairly local, if you come down to Manchester or can do, then you can always book into our University of Salford Sports Injury and Rehabilitation clinic (see the University website for details), we see 100's of patients with this problem every year. The clinic offers a full treatment service, including orthotics if needed, and the cost is minimal.

Thanks my nearest uni is Lancaster so I wil ty them, what should I expect to pay?

[SteA]

It depends on what they offer, very few Universities offer comprehensive clinical services to be honest, so you may be better seeing someone privately. We charge £12 for an hour of treatment / rehab and £30-£70 for orthotics, that is a heavily subsidised price, so expect more like £30 and £60-£300 respectively. As yours is likely a condition that may, by it's nature, respond slowly, you need to go somewhere where they really understand what's going on, otherwise you can end up paying lots for not much. About 75% of our patients have had failed treatment elsewhere, so it's worth doing some background research first

[m3sye]

SteA said:

It depends on what they offer, very few Universities offer comprehensive clinical services to be honest, so you may be better seeing someone privately. We charge £12 for an hour of treatment / rehab and £30-£70 for orthotics, that is a heavily subsidised price, so expect more like £30 and £60-£300 respectively. As yours is likely a condition that may, by it's nature, respond slowly, you need to go somewhere where they really understand what's going on, otherwise you can end up paying lots for not much. About 75% of our patients have had failed treatment elsewhere, so it's worth doing some background research first

This is my local one

http://www.cumbria.ac.uk/FutureStudents/SportatUni...

[SteA]

m3sye said:

SteA said:

It depends on what they offer, very few Universities offer comprehensive clinical services to be honest, so you may be better seeing someone privately. We charge £12 for an hour of treatment / rehab and £30-£70 for orthotics, that is a heavily subsidised price, so expect more like £30 and £60-£300 respectively. As yours is likely a condition that may, by it's nature, respond slowly, you need to go somewhere where they really understand what's going on, otherwise you can end up paying lots for not much. About 75% of our patients have had failed treatment elsewhere, so it's worth doing some background research first

This is my local one

http://www.cumbria.ac.uk/FutureStudents/SportatUni...

Sounds like a good bet it would be beneficial if he also works with podiatrists / clinical biomechanists, so everything can be checked. Hopefully, especially within that setting, he will have those links.