Thank you, Gentlemen! These are giving me relief for my painful heel that I’ve lived with for six months now. My first steps in the morning and throughout the day we’re so painful! I’m so excited to be in control of this condition now, what a happy surprise.
Thanks I had just started jogging 4-5 days back. The pain was as increasing gradually since 2 days back & today I was hardly able to back. I had my first session of exercises & this worked like magic. 80-90% of pain is gone. Many thanks for sharing this video.
Thanks again, it’s Been 7 weeks since my foot sprain & finally I can do these stretches that you just did & it really feels great, will do these everyday.
Thanks guys I'm a 51 year old triathlete, this video is great deal of help with a niggling pain I was dealing with for couple months now to no avail. After messaging how you showed I had almost immediate relief
This video is fantastic. My injury is exactly what you have described and what my doctor has explained to me. I have opted to reduce my training for now and do these exercises before I decide to go for physical therapy.
Thanks for sharing the video. My Achilles has been very sore but since watching the video and doing the massage and stretches has definitely made a difference!
OMG, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I was in so much pain and I thought I might need surgery, I saw this video and started with the stretches and I got some cream and rubbed the back of my heal and it is 80% better. I love to line dance and I thought those days would be over as it hurt so bad!!!!!! Thank you so much again!
You guys are incredible!! I've just started watching your videos after experiencing what I believe is severe Achilles tendonitis in BOTH my feet at the same time :(
oh my goodness.. I have this injury since last year and it really affected my basketball game. Tried the massage just now and it really feels better. Will do this everyday and hopefully this can get away before our league starts. Thank you so much! :-)
I really enjoyed watching this video. I'm a Pilates Instructor and I was diagnosed with Achilles Tendonitis-months after breaking my calcaneus and years since being told I had a tight tendon! Now I have a small pea sized inflamed area above the ankle and below the calf. Looking forward to healing and starting physical therapy!
Just wanted to say thank you! I'd been having some ankle pain for a few days before I found your video, and once I started some of these techniques the pain has gradually decreased to near nothing now. A few more days and I should be good as new. Thank you very much!
+physicaltherapyvideo So i did the stretches and rubbed it 3 times a day for two days before playing today and it's much better. I must say for those who try it, you have to get passed the pain you will feel initially when rubbing for the first few times, but then it'll go a bit numb. Thanks again!
Oh wow! The pain I have is exactly how you both described it! I didn't know what to do about it. I tried the techniques as you were showing them; hit the nail right on the head! I actually feel a difference! Thank you!
Thanks for addressing the heel at the end of the Achilles tendon!! I developed it overnight. I was born with genetic flat feet and I'm prone to plantar fasctiitis, bone spurs at the heel, and now pain in my heel. I'm going to try those exercises and rubbing across the grain of the heel!!!
OMG thank y’all so much! My Achilles is just a little angry as I’m 50 and very active in plyo and weight training with little rest until now. I’m not a spring chicken anymore so I am taking ur advice on this and gonna start listening to my 50 y/o body! I may look young and in great shape but I’m still 50!!!
I've been trying to get home from work by walking and we'll the issue you described happened to my heel. I thought I'd have to give up waking for exercise but I'm gonna try this and hopefully get back to my routine. Thank you so much. :)
Fantastic advise and results. Thank you for the lesson on how to resolve my very painful achilles injury. Took a few days for it be pain free but I can now walk full stride and looking forward to running in a week. I average 120,000 steps a day and this injury cut me down to 48,000.
I love you guys so much! Thanks for the help. I noticed the pain started after a track meet running the 16. Possibly bc I did not cool down. Yikes. Not the wisest decision. But again, thanks!
I was born with this problem, I got my surgery when I was about 6. I'm 19 now. been doing okay with it. but glad I found this video cause it really helps
I've had a lot of personal experience with this problem, so I can give advice if you want any. Also a training PT, but comprehensive knowledge on this since it was personal and also bilateral (both legs).
Robert what advice do you have that would help? I used the cross fiber technique and stretches and it has help relieve pain but as I said this has been an ongoing issue since I was in my teens. An accident in my 20's injured my left foot I was told it was soft tissue injury but it has become chronic pain problem for me.
@@ambarshukla4389 Hi there. It's been a long time since I used this technique. I have to say I've lost 70 lb., so that has helped. When I have a flare up ithat is when I use this technique to try and heal it but it's a chronic condition for me. I was told by a surgeon about 10 years ago my foot would resolve itself if I just lost weight. That was laughable as the pain in my foot is hear to stay and Achilles Tendonitis flare-ups are going to happen. So try it it may bring you at least a little relief I know how painful it is so sending you healing light.
Thanks, guys. I've had pain in my heel (particularly when walking) combined with occasional clicking. At first, I thought it might be from wearing heels, which I now only wear 15% of the time at work. It now appears that I may have over stretched in yoga. I'm definitely going to try out these techniques to see if the help. Thank you!
Thank you for the advice. I also added the rolling pin treatment from the calf to the achilles tendon. I have performed this treatment 3 times today, and I am able to ambulate much better. My rt calf for some reason is noticeably larger than my left. I assume I must have been compensating somehow on my injured side to work the calf muscle more than the left calf muscle. Meet with PT on Friday for an assessment. Refused a cortisone shot as I understand more bad can come than good. I read somewhere where the cortisone can shrink the adipose pad of your heel placing more stress on the calcaneus. Thanks again. Steve
Thanks. Good info. Just had some scar tissue breakdown in that area because it healed with some scarring. Of course the scar tissue is weaker.I’ll try the technique you show. Mine is partially on the heel and lateral left ankle.
Thank you doctors!!! Thank the Lord this video got recommended, I accidentally injured my achilles during Muay Thai so this video will definitely help thank you!!!
Hello Brad and Bob, i must say your video is fanstastic while i have been doing the massage since 6days and i have found a lot of improvent with the exercise you gave, therefore my achilles is still swollen and the pains has gone down so so much, could you kindly tell me what to do for the swollen to go down and back to normal?
Great video, great advice! I will try it starting this evening! I can take a break from running, which is probably where the problem originated, but I can't stop giving my Zumba classes 4 nights per week...I know I'm probably fighting a losing battle here...I can only pray I don't tear the tendon at some point...I will follow your instructions and hope for the best! :-)
should I resume the sport I injured your achilles tendon on if it still hurts? it's been two weeks since my injury and my first time trying your massage technique (which really hurt but made it feel much better after only a minute or two). thanks!
"heal achilles in two weeks" we'll see! Minor injury, second time through the wringer in the last 5 years. They healed my shoulder. I'm hoping to be impressed XD
I paid for 7 physical therapy sessions so far. They barely worked. I searched you tube for exercises, iced, stretched, messaged, and heated, and my ankle feels better than it did for $50 dollars a session with the therapists. Also, you need ti stretch out all out the legs, strengthen the knees, and work up to your hips. All of that works together.
this video was extremely helpfull just after massaging the tendon for a little bit its feeling better...... i was wondering can i continue to do my normal run every other day while massaging/stretching or do you two recommend i stop running for a little bit ???
I got this the last few months on both ankle tendons ... I believe it started when I bought new trainers....right pain in the ass...morning tendons feel real tight
Holy crap, I wish I could hug you guys! This gave me IMMEDIATE relief from my back-of-heel pain I've had for over a year and a half! I'd never thought of massaging it because everyone told me not to do that bc I'd "risk rupturing my tendon" but, daggum I'm pissed I didn't find this video earlier, lol thank you!!
hi everyone ,if anyone else needs to find out about plantar fasciitis stretching exercises try Jadonite Plantar Treatment Buddy (just google it ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my friend got amazing success with it.
what is your feeling on using infrared heat on the affected area? I have a 250 W infrared bulb. Position it back around 18 inches, and the heat is comforting. Supposedly deep tissue penetrating. Let me know your thoughts on this. Currently I am using a heating pad, and finding some relief.
Thank you for the video. I have one question. I broke my ankle 9 weeks ago and its been out of the cast for a 2 weeks. I accidentally fell on it today and there was a very sharp pain at the heelbone for 30 seconds than the pain gradually decreased. Now it only hurts a little bit. Is it a serious injury? Should I go to the doctor? Help would be appreciated.
Thank you so much I think this would be so helpful. BUT, I have a question. I am soccer player and my question is if I rested for two weeks until this injury is gone. Will it come back If I played soccer after those two weeks??
Praise and a question. I just wanted to say thanks for the video. I've watched countless videos and seen a handful of doctors that didn't understand my heel pain at the base of the tendon. During those visits, we found a heel spur protruding into the tendon and hoped that was the cause of pain in that foot. While removing it relieved the pain somewhat, it didn't stop it. This seems to be helping immensely. I also have pain about 4 inches above my ankle on the outside of the calf. It is especially painful if I roll my foot outward (rolling my arch off of the ground) Self diagnosis is that this is the soleus muscle/pressure point. Aside from a golf ball/rolling pin massage on the area, what else could I do to help relieve that pain? I prefer to refrain from anti-inflammatory meds if at all possible.
Thanks for this, I've had extreme pulling pain, especially in my left heel, for about 5 months now. It's gotten progressively worse. I can't push off with my feet anymore, so I'm walking completely flat footed with no pushing motion. I've tried stretching my calf muscle, but it's excruciatingly painful. I'm also naturally extremely flat footed to begin with, so that doesn't help. I hope this helps, I don't want to go to a doctor for this. 😞
That’s exactly the description of my problem: Walking flat footed after first standing, for over five months. I’ve been doing these massages and stretches for the past 10 minutes while reading these comments and it already feels much better each time I test it. I’m sure these techniques are all we need. We can heal ourselves better than injections and surgeries ever can. Good luck!
Are there any adjustments I can make if I can’t stand? I tore my plantar ligament, and I’m supposed to be better, but the outside of my ankle is still super tight and swollen.. it almost feels like the lump shouldn’t be there, like it’s in the way, so I can’t stand.
You didn't mention......what attaches to the Achilles tendon at the bottom of the heel? The plantar fascia on bottom of foot? That is the toe stretch you show at the end, correct? Thanks for the video.
I have a lump on the back of mine, and it's been there since I first injured it, a year ago. A bit smaller than it was, but still pretty big. I also have bursitis on the side in the same heel, and plantar fasciitis. Is it safe to do the massage with the lump in there? I'm assuming it's damaged tissue that the body just isn't clearing out.
ive tried this and the stretches but nothing is working. had ultrasound treatment but getting worse. affecting calf (pain excruciating) and now affecting knee and hamstring area. Seen 2 physios. hurts when at ret and walking and struggle to stand on tiptoe. been going on since august 2015.
my left foot below when i walked it hurt a lot? i dont know if this because of wearing a slipper so hard? then when i pull up my 2 and 3medetarsal i can feel some pain and pressure? what should i do?
Sir i'm 21 years old, and it has been an year since i've got the achilles tendonitis. I've got 3 steroid injections and laser tharepy + ultrasonic wave tharepy in military hospital, cupping tharepy + accupressure after that and electro accupuncure finally. Many times i felt the pain reduced, i did the same massage which you're teaching on my own, but nothing has worked yet. My pain comes again and again. I feel hopeless as i have not done running for 6 months and gone fat bcz of that. I really don't know what to do..... 😞😞😞☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️😔
Help, 60 yrs old, competitive VB 2x wk, gradually over last 2 yrs, now, constant swelling/soreness at bone attachment. NOT giving up ball. Wear sandals all day for work. Job requires constant stretching of tendon. Should I change day shoes? Is there a brace to help when I play? Other suggestions other than massage and stretching?
Hi. Yesterday, I injured my Achilles tendon while pulling a large, wheeled cambro drink container behind me and it caught me on the back of my left achilles. There was a sharp pain but I didn't hear or feel a pop. Initially, there was only redness and I was able to walk so I just let it go; however, when I arrived home from work, there was bruising, swelling, and the injury was tender to touch. I have no problem walking and I can even run but probably not for an extended period. While lying prone and having someone squeeze my calf while my lower leg is hanging off my bed, my foot does flex so I don't think the tendon is ruptured. I have been treating it at home with the R.I.C.E. method so far and am looking into stretches and exercises I can start in a few days once swelling goes down. I only feel pain when I dorsiflex my foot about to the end of my normal ROM and also when I try to stand on my toes using only my injured leg. Because I'm still pretty mobile, would you recommend just pursuing at home treatment and exercises or would you recommend me visiting a physician and/or PT directly for professional consultation? Thank you for any advice.
Hi, I am planning to start my HM training from Monday. I ran my first long distance on 3rd May and covered 8.5 kms post which I started having this pain at the back of my heel where the tendon stretches. I tried stair toe lifts and didnt run for the entire week. I feel much better but the blunt pain is still there if I press that part. Can i start running again from Monday? I believe the culprit was my merrell shoes as I was running on tar roads. Pl help
I think these guys really are the most famous physical therapists on the internet! I can relate to their personality really well.
Thank you, Gentlemen! These are giving me relief for my painful heel that I’ve lived with for six months now. My first steps in the morning and throughout the day we’re so painful! I’m so excited to be in control of this condition now, what a happy surprise.
Thanks I had just started jogging 4-5 days back. The pain was as increasing gradually since 2 days back & today I was hardly able to back. I had my first session of exercises & this worked like magic. 80-90% of pain is gone.
Many thanks for sharing this video.
Thanks again, it’s Been 7 weeks since my foot sprain & finally I can do these stretches that you just did & it really feels great, will do these everyday.
Thanks guys I'm a 51 year old triathlete, this video is great deal of help with a niggling pain I was dealing with for couple months now to no avail. After messaging how you showed I had almost immediate relief
You've helped so much with my sore heel, thank you for your interest in keeping the rest of us up and running.
This video is fantastic. My injury is exactly what you have described and what my doctor has explained to me. I have opted to reduce my training for now and do these exercises before I decide to go for physical therapy.
Oh my god...I've tried for months to find something that'll help...this has done so much thank you
Thanks for sharing the video. My Achilles has been very sore but since watching the video and doing the massage and stretches has definitely made a difference!
Thanks you so much for this video the steps virtually eliminated my pain and I left 85% better the next day.
OMG, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I was in so much pain and I thought I might need surgery, I saw this video and started with the stretches and I got some cream and rubbed the back of my heal and it is 80% better. I love to line dance and I thought those days would be over as it hurt so bad!!!!!! Thank you so much again!
You guys are great. You have a great partnership in the videos. and this was very helpful. THANK YOU!!
You guys are incredible!! I've just started watching your videos after experiencing what I believe is severe Achilles tendonitis in BOTH my feet at the same time :(
Thank you guys for the advice. Will keep you posted on my progress.
Learned more in 10 minutes from you guys than the 10 weeks in therapy! Thank you!
oh my goodness.. I have this injury since last year and it really affected my basketball game. Tried the massage just now and it really feels better. Will do this everyday and hopefully this can get away before our league starts. Thank you so much! :-)
I am trying this and it seems to be helping. In a day or two, I could see an improvement. Thanks a lot.
I really enjoyed watching this video. I'm a Pilates Instructor and I was diagnosed with Achilles Tendonitis-months after breaking my calcaneus and years since being told I had a tight tendon! Now I have a small pea sized inflamed area above the ankle and below the calf. Looking forward to healing and starting physical therapy!
These physical therapists know their thing. Nice video!
Thank you! Could hardly walk all weekend ..and today at work, but feeling better already after applying your method for a short time.
Just wanted to say thank you! I'd been having some ankle pain for a few days before I found your video, and once I started some of these techniques the pain has gradually decreased to near nothing now. A few more days and I should be good as new. Thank you very much!
Thank you for all help! :)
Thank you guys for the video! Trying it today and will keep you updated so others can see how it worked.
+physicaltherapyvideo So i did the stretches and rubbed it 3 times a day for two days before playing today and it's much better. I must say for those who try it, you have to get passed the pain you will feel initially when rubbing for the first few times, but then it'll go a bit numb. Thanks again!
Oh wow! The pain I have is exactly how you both described it! I didn't know what to do about it. I tried the techniques as you were showing them; hit the nail right on the head! I actually feel a difference! Thank you!
thank you very much for your therapy in the heel instruction. very useful specially for us who are in the third age.!
Thank you so much this video really helped me. I love your videos.
Awesome video! Im trying the massage now, very informative with where the injuryplaces are etc. Thanks a lot for the video!
Thanks for addressing the heel at the end of the Achilles tendon!! I developed it overnight. I was born with genetic flat feet and I'm prone to plantar fasctiitis, bone spurs at the heel, and now pain in my heel. I'm going to try those exercises and rubbing across the grain of the heel!!!
OMG thank y’all so much! My Achilles is just a little angry as I’m 50 and very active in plyo and weight training with little rest until now. I’m not a spring chicken anymore so I am taking ur advice on this and gonna start listening to my 50 y/o body! I may look young and in great shape but I’m still 50!!!
This was fantastically helpful. Thanks!
Great advice! I took your advice and it helped a lot. Thank you!
I've been trying to get home from work by walking and we'll the issue you described happened to my heel. I thought I'd have to give up waking for exercise but I'm gonna try this and hopefully get back to my routine. Thank you so much. :)
Great video, thank you so much!
It worked, my foot and heel are 97 percent better. Thanks!!
Wow it worked.. what a surprise.. love u so much for this
Thank you guys. This was super.
this did help my Achilles pain a little bit though thanks i will continue this
I can barely walk right now, but I'll definitely try these stretches! Hope I heal soon .
Thanks, very helpful explanation.
Fantastic advise and results. Thank you for the lesson on how to resolve my very painful achilles injury. Took a few days for it be pain free but I can now walk full stride and looking forward to running in a week. I average 120,000 steps a day and this injury cut me down to 48,000.
Wow! 120,000 steps per day! What job do you do?
Wow, I have a lump too and I'm going to try this. Thanks a lot!
Great info!! Thank you!!
Very helpful, thank you.
Thank you guys!
I love you guys so much! Thanks for the help. I noticed the pain started after a track meet running the 16. Possibly bc I did not cool down. Yikes. Not the wisest decision. But again, thanks!
Great info I needed this
thanks guys I'm going to give this a try.
Great vid, thanks. Did my Achilles jumping rope!
Thanks a ton. This was very helpful indeed. Let's see how this works out for me. Wish me luck!
Thank you so much for your video
Excellent addition for the half-cent crews! I also switch from running to more bicycling and swimming exercises so I dont loose my level of training.
I was born with this problem, I got my surgery when I was about 6. I'm 19 now. been doing okay with it. but glad I found this video cause it really helps
Changing shoes helped tremendously.
Suffering for about 4 weeks now have had this on and off all my life. Thanks for the info you guys rock.
I've had a lot of personal experience with this problem, so I can give advice if you want any. Also a training PT, but comprehensive knowledge on this since it was personal and also bilateral (both legs).
Robert what advice do you have that would help? I used the cross fiber technique and stretches and it has help relieve pain but as I said this has been an ongoing issue since I was in my teens. An accident in my 20's injured my left foot I was told it was soft tissue injury but it has become chronic pain problem for me.
Hey, I'm having the same problem...can you please tell me if it works?
@@ambarshukla4389 Hi there. It's been a long time since I used this technique. I have to say I've lost 70 lb., so that has helped. When I have a flare up ithat is when I use this technique to try and heal it but it's a chronic condition for me. I was told by a surgeon about 10 years ago my foot would resolve itself if I just lost weight. That was laughable as the pain in my foot is hear to stay and Achilles Tendonitis flare-ups are going to happen. So try it it may bring you at least a little relief I know how painful it is so sending you healing light.
Thanks, guys. I've had pain in my heel (particularly when walking) combined with occasional clicking. At first, I thought it might be from wearing heels, which I now only wear 15% of the time at work. It now appears that I may have over stretched in yoga. I'm definitely going to try out these techniques to see if the help. Thank you!
Thank you for this vid
Thank you so much😊
Thank you for the advice. I also added the rolling pin treatment from the calf to the achilles tendon. I have performed this treatment 3 times today, and I am able to ambulate much better. My rt calf for some reason is noticeably larger than my left. I assume I must have been compensating somehow on my injured side to work the calf muscle more than the left calf muscle. Meet with PT on Friday for an assessment. Refused a cortisone shot as I understand more bad can come than good. I read somewhere where the cortisone can shrink the adipose pad of your heel placing more stress on the calcaneus. Thanks again. Steve
Many thanks! I think the cross fiber massage on the insertion point will help! I was wondering what to do about that bump!
Thanks. Good info. Just had some scar tissue breakdown in that area because it healed with some scarring. Of course the scar tissue is weaker.I’ll try the technique you show. Mine is partially on the heel and lateral left ankle.
Guys, PLEASE do the same type of video for heel bone spurs. Pain for 4 years. Thank you.
thank you so much
Thank you doctors!!! Thank the Lord this video got recommended, I accidentally injured my achilles during Muay Thai so this video will definitely help thank you!!!
excellent .you gyes are divine,thanks for being angles.
you divine souls are our savious,our true friends .may god bless you beloved sirs
Thank you!
Hello Brad and Bob, i must say your video is fanstastic while i have been doing the massage since 6days and i have found a lot of improvent with the exercise you gave, therefore my achilles is still swollen and the pains has gone down so so much, could you kindly tell me what to do for the swollen to go down and back to normal?
Does this work for Achilles tendinitis/ breakdown from Cipro damage?
Nancy did a great job here
I went to my chiropractor and he fixed my Achilles in 2 weeks
Thank you, this thing's a bit of a devil, hopefully with your exercises, I can manage it and keep active.
Great video, great advice! I will try it starting this evening! I can take a break from running, which is probably where the problem originated, but I can't stop giving my Zumba classes 4 nights per week...I know I'm probably fighting a losing battle here...I can only pray I don't tear the tendon at some point...I will follow your instructions and hope for the best! :-)
***** That's what I've been doing. Thank you! :-)
should I resume the sport I injured your achilles tendon on if it still hurts? it's been two weeks since my injury and my first time trying your massage technique (which really hurt but made it feel much better after only a minute or two). thanks!
"heal achilles in two weeks" we'll see! Minor injury, second time through the wringer in the last 5 years. They healed my shoulder. I'm hoping to be impressed XD
I paid for 7 physical therapy sessions so far. They barely worked. I searched you tube for exercises, iced, stretched, messaged, and heated, and my ankle feels better than it did for $50 dollars a session with the therapists. Also, you need ti stretch out all out the legs, strengthen the knees, and work up to your hips. All of that works together.
watched your vid and will now commence with the cross fiber massage of the heal will let you know how i get on
Great video, how long would you recommend I stop running while rehabilitating?
this video was extremely helpfull just after massaging the tendon for a little bit its feeling better...... i was wondering can i continue to do my normal run every other day while massaging/stretching or do you two recommend i stop running for a little bit ???
I only have pain in the back of my heel when i sit on couch. When i get up to walk the tendon hurt/burns how can i streach that tendon out ?
I got this the last few months on both ankle tendons ... I believe it started when I bought new trainers....right pain in the ass...morning tendons feel real tight
Holy crap, I wish I could hug you guys! This gave me IMMEDIATE relief from my back-of-heel pain I've had for over a year and a half! I'd never thought of massaging it because everyone told me not to do that bc I'd "risk rupturing my tendon" but, daggum I'm pissed I didn't find this video earlier, lol thank you!!
hi everyone ,if anyone else needs to find out about plantar fasciitis stretching exercises try Jadonite Plantar Treatment Buddy (just google it ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my friend got amazing success with it.
I'm really very happy for you as i'm suffering from the same condition.
What about if you have a calcium
Deposit within the tendon , where it connects to the calcaneus..
Please help ,
Thanks
Thanks for this!!! I can hardly walk from the pain on some days after basketball 😣
me too
1Flyingfist true
1Flyingfist I can't even walk
I can help out if you want message me
I've been researching into plantar foot treatments and found a fantastic resource at Fergs Foot Formula (google it if you are interested)
These guys know their shit!
How long after injury should I wait before starting the exercise and stretching? I just injured it during workout yesterday.
what is your feeling on using infrared heat on the affected area? I have a 250 W infrared bulb. Position it back around 18 inches, and the heat is comforting. Supposedly deep tissue penetrating. Let me know your thoughts on this. Currently I am using a heating pad, and finding some relief.
Thank you for the video. I have one question. I broke my ankle 9 weeks ago and its been out of the cast for a 2 weeks. I accidentally fell on it today and there was a very sharp pain at the heelbone for 30 seconds than the pain gradually decreased. Now it only hurts a little bit. Is it a serious injury? Should I go to the doctor?
Help would be appreciated.
Thank you so much I think this would be so helpful. BUT, I have a question. I am soccer player and my question is if I rested for two weeks until this injury is gone. Will it come back If I played soccer after those two weeks??
Praise and a question. I just wanted to say thanks for the video. I've watched countless videos and seen a handful of doctors that didn't understand my heel pain at the base of the tendon. During those visits, we found a heel spur protruding into the tendon and hoped that was the cause of pain in that foot. While removing it relieved the pain somewhat, it didn't stop it. This seems to be helping immensely.
I also have pain about 4 inches above my ankle on the outside of the calf. It is especially painful if I roll my foot outward (rolling my arch off of the ground) Self diagnosis is that this is the soleus muscle/pressure point. Aside from a golf ball/rolling pin massage on the area, what else could I do to help relieve that pain? I prefer to refrain from anti-inflammatory meds if at all possible.
Thanks for this, I've had extreme pulling pain, especially in my left heel, for about 5 months now. It's gotten progressively worse. I can't push off with my feet anymore, so I'm walking completely flat footed with no pushing motion. I've tried stretching my calf muscle, but it's excruciatingly painful. I'm also naturally extremely flat footed to begin with, so that doesn't help. I hope this helps, I don't want to go to a doctor for this. 😞
That’s exactly the description of my problem: Walking flat footed after first standing, for over five months. I’ve been doing these massages and stretches for the past 10 minutes while reading these comments and it already feels much better each time I test it. I’m sure these techniques are all we need. We can heal ourselves better than injections and surgeries ever can. Good luck!
im 26 have sever pain in the back of my lower leg heel and back of ankle and the side some discoloration and some bruising and swelling it sucks
Does this also help with haglund's deformity deformity?
Are there any adjustments I can make if I can’t stand?
I tore my plantar ligament, and I’m supposed to be better, but the outside of my ankle is still super tight and swollen.. it almost feels like the lump shouldn’t be there, like it’s in the way, so I can’t stand.
You didn't mention......what attaches to the Achilles tendon at the bottom of the heel? The plantar fascia on bottom of foot? That is the toe stretch you show at the end, correct? Thanks for the video.
Is the book recommended in the video Cyriax's Illustrated Manual of Orthopaedic Medicine ?
I have a lump on the back of mine, and it's been there since I first injured it, a year ago. A bit smaller than it was, but still pretty big. I also have bursitis on the side in the same heel, and plantar fasciitis. Is it safe to do the massage with the lump in there? I'm assuming it's damaged tissue that the body just isn't clearing out.
ive tried this and the stretches but nothing is working. had ultrasound treatment but getting worse. affecting calf (pain excruciating) and now affecting knee and hamstring area. Seen 2 physios. hurts when at ret and walking and struggle to stand on tiptoe. been going on since august 2015.
my left foot below when i walked it hurt a lot? i dont know if this because of wearing a slipper so hard? then when i pull up my 2 and 3medetarsal i can feel some pain and pressure? what should i do?
How long does a typical injury take to heal and from your experience do you find that eccentric exercises help or not? Thanks for the video.
Sir i'm 21 years old, and it has been an year since i've got the achilles tendonitis. I've got 3 steroid injections and laser tharepy + ultrasonic wave tharepy in military hospital, cupping tharepy + accupressure after that and electro accupuncure finally. Many times i felt the pain reduced, i did the same massage which you're teaching on my own, but nothing has worked yet. My pain comes again and again. I feel hopeless as i have not done running for 6 months and gone fat bcz of that. I really don't know what to do..... 😞😞😞☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️😔
Help, 60 yrs old, competitive VB 2x wk, gradually over last 2 yrs, now, constant swelling/soreness at bone attachment. NOT giving up ball. Wear sandals all day for work. Job requires constant stretching of tendon. Should I change day shoes? Is there a brace to help when I play? Other suggestions other than massage and stretching?
Hi. Yesterday, I injured my Achilles tendon while pulling a large, wheeled cambro drink container behind me and it caught me on the back of my left achilles. There was a sharp pain but I didn't hear or feel a pop. Initially, there was only redness and I was able to walk so I just let it go; however, when I arrived home from work, there was bruising, swelling, and the injury was tender to touch. I have no problem walking and I can even run but probably not for an extended period. While lying prone and having someone squeeze my calf while my lower leg is hanging off my bed, my foot does flex so I don't think the tendon is ruptured. I have been treating it at home with the R.I.C.E. method so far and am looking into stretches and exercises I can start in a few days once swelling goes down. I only feel pain when I dorsiflex my foot about to the end of my normal ROM and also when I try to stand on my toes using only my injured leg. Because I'm still pretty mobile, would you recommend just pursuing at home treatment and exercises or would you recommend me visiting a physician and/or PT directly for professional consultation? Thank you for any advice.
Hi, I am planning to start my HM training from Monday. I ran my first long distance on 3rd May and covered 8.5 kms post which I started having this pain at the back of my heel where the tendon stretches. I tried stair toe lifts and didnt run for the entire week. I feel much better but the blunt pain is still there if I press that part. Can i start running again from Monday? I believe the culprit was my merrell shoes as I was running on tar roads. Pl help