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Lets give the nice guys at Peak Performance the credit, and call them the Peak exercises.
Cha
This is what is so good about the internet - helping each other find the information we need.
I'm nearly at the end of my self imposed 2 week lay off. I'm returning to running on Sunday, easy does it...
So now (4-5 days after starting) I am stronger and can feel a definite difference, but still stiff and sore. My only fear is that I may have found these too late and will need to slow my schedule down to allow them to take affect. Will decide over the next week or so. But I do wish I had known about them and done them from day 1...
NickJ - (warning rant approaching) you have talent that most of us would die for and your best marathon is still to come. When you put in the miles that you do, don't come unstuck when a few minutes of simple exercises a couple of times a day could have prevented it. You need the extra strength to do the plyo and bounding that you think you need. Many of us are competing vicariously "through" you. You represent us of the forum. Do the exercises and go kick ass! (rant over!)
If you're are heavy heel striker then they may well be too cushioned (and hence unstable) for you - leading to all sorts of problems
Has any one mentioned the stepper at the gym as a cure for achillies tendonitus?
A good hard session on the stepper stretches the achillies out nicley.
Well it worked for me. Almost instantly.
I have a niggle in the left achilles
Ill try that
Pantman - question for you. Do you do both sets of exercises mentioned in that article? That is, both the Swedish ones and Walt's? If so, which ones do you find most effective?
I've been stretching my calfs religiously since seeing the podiatrist last Thursday but I'm still tippy-toeing if I get up in the night. Though admittedly not as badly as before. Impatience, eh?
What I love about them is that it works ALL the muscles (hips down) that are used during foot plant!
I use the whole range of exercises from that other article as well and the less rigorous ones are very good starting points, but I forgot the exact link where I found them. If you could post that I think that would really extend the value of this thread as the one stop shop for achilles sufferers.
It would also have the added bonus of keeping "Achilles woes" near the top of the posts where its more accessible for new members of the "how do I get down these stairs in the morning" club.
TIA
Charles
btw I've been trying someone's suggestion of sleeping with my feet dangling over the end of the bed in order to get a slight stretching effect through the night - seems to be working.
They seem to be more effective than static stretching although reading Tim Noakes's book it seems that doing both is a good idea as they have slightly different effects.
Charles
My question is this: I am thinking of starting cycling again next Monday as the injury is improving. I am a keen cylist (cycling more than running). What experience do other have of cyling in the recovery phase of an achilles problem ? Will it hinder my return to running or will it help?
Cheers
Of course, my recovery would have been a bit quicker, but I fell off the bike whilst racing a Land Rover over a bridge!!
get the GNR out of the way and I will get to a physio.....
pr perhaps after stroud......
or the tri....
or maybe christmas...