Achilles early warning signs in runners
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2019
- The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in your entire body, and if it gets injured, you've got a real problem.
The Achilles tendon is what allows you to pull your heel up, off the ground, push off and accelerate when you run.
What many runners don't understand is that the Achilles tendon also helps slow you down and decelerate when you’re trying to slow down, absorb force as you're landing while you're running.
This video by Dr. Christopher Segler talks about Achilles tendon early warning signs in runners. - Спорт
could you imagine back about 100 years there were no surgery to repair this. most people would just be crippled by it.
Totally true...but casting with the foot in a plantar flexed position (toes pointing down) was a widely used and fairly effective substitute to surgery.
Surgery and non surgical treatment of the Achilles has the same recovery rate and no extra benefit from surgery new research has found.
@@davidsenay2811 very true
I felt my achilles get thinner and thinner when put through my paces doing korfball training. The coach made us repeat backwards and forwards jumping on one foot, I was pleased when he put me through to play on the team. I scored a terrific goal near the end of the game then felt my achilles go. My GP misdiagnosed my rupture and told me to rest it. After a few days I hobbled down to A&E and they took me in straight away and operated the next day. The surgeon did a great job and I had practically full mobility. God bless our NHS.
My Achilles tendon feels like it needs to pop, or crack like my fingers, do you know what this is?
Wow this deserves way more views
Thanks so much!
Probably the biggest reason I stretch and adjusted my foot fall to land and push up from the balls of my feet, not the heel to toe.
Excellent point Alex!
Noted 👍🏾
I’m so afraid, I’m starting to feel some crunching sensation around my Achilles. When I ran yesterday, felt like small needles was poking me. I run every single day and I don’t wanna stop, maybe I’ll cut back on the miles.
I did not have any.
My legs were sore so I was taking a few days off.
I got up to show someone a basketball move for a second and it happened.
It's felt like the floor was leaning.
I feel pain on both Achilles for like 4 years 😓 I guess that is not good but I run the marathon of 2021 but the pain keeps aching. When I go out of bed after a sleep omg it hurts
Cool thanks❤️❤️❤️
Great description I had one day off in 54 days doing sprints daily run and fast walk 2 hrs daily. Lockdown cause me to b out out daily. I love it. I need to get a motor scooter 😁😁. I had a lower back injury before so I’m watching the warning signs this time. My Achilles needs a break really but how long? I have all the symptoms subscribed here
Just imagine that I am not a atleat and my Achilles tendon is ruptured caused I tried to step up never taught that this could have happen
I've never had pain at all at my achilles. But recently after I played basketball, I untied my shoe and it was still tight on my foot. I pulled my shoe pretty fast from the foot and I started to feel a weird burn in the tendon, over my heel. Could this be an early sign?
The Sural Nerve crosses right over the Achilles tendon and can get compressed by a tight high collar (like on a basketball shoe). Compressing the nerve can cause boring tight pain.
Hi Doc, my achilles sometimes pulse in pain almost like getting shocked on and off. It comes and goes as it pleases. I'm not a runner but do mild workouts. Do you have any idea this could be? Thank in advance.
Thanks for your helpful video!
Have ever heard that tingling around the edge of foot, and only there, is a syptom of Achilles tendonitis?
Yes...Interesting that you made that observation. The sural nerve crosses the Achilles on the back of the leg above the ankle, before continuing out along the outside (lateral edge) of the foot. If the Achilles is swelling and impinging on the sural nerve, it can create tingling in the distal distribution of the nerve.
@@DocOnTheRun
Thanks a lot for your response!
I have had tingling (and pain when wearing shoes) on the edge, around and under my heels. However, i do not have pain on my achilis. I have had two appointments with a podiatrist, and he literally said he does not know what is going on with my feet. I am still struggling and have not been able to run for more than a month.
Which running style between heel striking and forefoot striking do you think is best to prevent Achilles injuries?
Fore foot is WAY BETTER tour heel is connected to your achillies tendon also you shouldent worry about achillies tendon injurys because i hade tendinoses on my arm it was painfull but i recovered 100 percent
I never knew that rubber band feeling was a early sign
Thanks for watching and commenting! How many time do you think you felt it?
Hi I got stiffness in my left Achilles and it hurts when I walk around and feels tight for the last few days and today I decided to try and walk for a bit and heard a loud pop and got a weird tingling but wasn’t painful, not sure if I pulled it or if it’s a early sign of something but later in the day my Achilles wasn’t hurting that bad when I try to walk around but it’s still definitely tight and I can feel it. Don’t know what that pop still means or if I should get it checked out. Some help would be appreciated
Did it ever bother you or just that one time?
In my right Achilles, I am having stiffness and a tight feeling to where it needs to pop and I can roll my ankle in a circle and make it pop. It happens over and over throughout the day maybe even around 15-20 times a day. The popping is mostly not painful but sometimes is. I have weakness and slight pain in the ankle when trying to go up on my toes and when pointing the toes, its painful to put my foot in the pointing direction. Does any of this sound like a serious problem or something I can deal with at home through exercises that strengthen the tendon?
Thank you for watching and sorry to hear about the ongoing Achilles tendon trouble.
Pain is never normal. What that pain means in your case is not something I can say without understanding your specific situation better. I will need to ask a number of questions before I could answer your questions to make any specific recommendations.
The Achilles Course for Runners was created to help runners with Achilles tendon problems understand exactly how anyone can decide which condition is at the at the root of the problem…and exactly which self-treatments I have found most effective with runners who need get back to running. You can access that here: www.docontherun.com/doc-on-the-run-products/
Some runners prefer to arrange a private call to discuss specific circumstances and get back on track as quickly as possible. If you already have your X-rays, MRI or CT scan on disk, we can review them in detail during a 60-minute Web-Cam (Virtual Doctor Visit) Consultation.
If you just need to speak with me to get a second opinion discussion by phone or over webcam, you could do that later today or whenever it fits your schedule. You can block my calendar for a web-cam call or phone call here: www.docontherun.com/talk-to-the-expert/
I look forward to speaking with you!
@@Vargas9215 been having this happen for 6 years get it taken care of
Hey doc. I’m here because after CrossFit and or basketball at night…if I walk around my apartment on my toes (which I do often) I get this very strange crackling sensation in BOTH tendons. Zero pain…almost feels like cracking a knuckle or gases releasing or something. You can hear the crackling should i lay off basketball for a while? Any suggestions on what to do?
I've been having the same issue, just in one foot. It's a very subtle tingle or crackle around the inside of the foot / achilles. Hoping we get answers 😅
Any answers on this? I have the same thing!
I get a strange ‘flicking’ type sensation across the back of my heel after a long run / the next day. It doesn’t hurt but feels horrible. Seems to happen more when going down stairs - is this also a warning sign for achilles issue?
Thanks for watching and for your question/comment. Early Achilles issues in runners sometimes start with the sort of sensation you describe,. but it depends more on the location to differentiate between issues with the tendon or the bursa, or even a nerve, all in that area.
@@DocOnTheRun Thank you.
@@henrywaddilove4940 My pleasure!
Are there any useful treatments like bpc157, prp, stem cells, etc? My left Achilles has been bothering me and there is a small nodule right where the graphic in the video indicates the potential for rupture.
There are many useful treatments, but timing and condition specifics must be considered. How did you find the nodule?
@@DocOnTheRun thanks for the reply. The nodule is visible. I inspected the area after experiencing pain.
So playing basketball yesterday I attenpted drive the lane, but in doing so I felt a gentle pop in my right achilles tendon. I ended the game. Reated and went home. Today I can walk as normal but I feel like if I stretch it it'll pop.
Thoughts?
Sound like you need an evaluation and consultation as soon as possible!
@@DocOnTheRun already on it.
Be careful I just tore my achilles doing that same except thing. I had surgery about 2 weeks ago
hi doc. My Achilles tendon has a wound. does that mean I'm injured or o should stop running?
I don't know. It all depends on your goals, activity level and the specifics of the "wound." You can block my calendar so we can get together on a one hour web cam call to discuss to in detail and figure it out here: @t
So when I have a bit if pain do I just stop? How to fix? I have a bubble on my Achilles and I sat out for months. That is gone but still some pain while running
That is the million dollar question! You definitely need specific advice and guidance. Much of what I teach my elite runners and doctors is in the Achilles Tendon Course for Runners, but you should take action one way or another. Pain is never normal.
Tape your ankles or get ankle braces
@@joejett5084 does that help the achilles?
@@blackguythompson helps with it not straining too much. Like an Achilles band
Maybe it’s the way you run and land on your feet?
I got scared when he said "the first sign is when theres a tight feeling on your achiles" because i my leg feels the same
Mine feel as if they are popping. I recently jumped back into my training after some time off
Interesting. Do you have pain when it feels like it is popping? What exactly do you think is causing the popping sensation?
hey, im getting the same sensation. its like a pop or a click when stretched but theres no pain. Any info on what it was/what happened?
Likewise I having the same thing it’s like a crackling feeling when I stand on my toes which I do often
Do you think my achilles have a big chance of being ruptured when the sport i'm doing is cheerleading?
I don't know. Is your Achilles injured, or prone to problems in general?
@@DocOnTheRun It hurts after i've excersised or after doing my sport.
Given the description the only thing I can fit say for sure that an Achilles that hurts is more at risk of rupture than one that does not hurt at all when doing activity. But if you wanted to get my input and direction we could certainly get on a phone call or webcam call. If you'd like to do that you can block my calendar here: www.docontherun.com/talk-to-the-expert/
@@DocOnTheRun Ok, thank you for all the help.
Man.... fuck that....I wonder if it hurts more than a tear of the quadricep? I tore that running down a fly ball. I lifted that leg and then...... suddenly I felt like 120volts (I know how that feels sadly) was just chilling in the middle of my thigh, plus a knife, plus lava all of that insane out of body experience pain increased to indescribable pain....so like 7.5 pain to 4 million....7.5 to 4 million.
It was insane. I nearly passed out. I wish I had. I'm brown...even in winter usually but occasionally I turn gray in winter lol but point is...from the time my muscle tore till the time was being helped up...5 minutes max....my leg was Green, Blue, Purple, Red and oddly almost white.
No I did not stretch prior, No I didn't work out or even walk before joining a church league softball team lol....smh....yea super stupid. To this day, if I squat down. My right thigh has a golf ball sized knot in the middle of it and I can't sprint at all.
Interestingly I have seen many with a complete Achilles tear with very little pain, or no pain at all!
yes i will not be same i will be better...
right, that's the mindset to have. You can and will be better
The professional hypochondria industry at it again, fear of imaginary injuries... You know the raramuri run 400 consecutive miles in harachis made of tire treads? You know the children who live near machu picchu will run up and down the entire mountain just for tourist donations? This is bourgeois alienation from reality, the contrived mindset of the fitness industry compounded with a deepset neurosis. Can the achilles tendon tear or become inflamed? Of course it can, but "Achilles tendon
rupture" and "achilles tendonitis" are not real, they are constructs of the mind, life is pain, we constantly straddle the border between life and death, we are incuring metabolic damage constantly, and if we forget this we become mentally fragile, we fall into this world of pathologies where we need a third party to describe our own reality to us, all so they can sell us the cure. I have walked off injuries far worse then this, integrated the pain and the damage with my awareness, embraced it holistically, and used it to become antifragile, it is not an injury, it is an evolution, your body rebuilding itself stronger and better, and it may be inconvenient to you to deal with it, but that's life, and It's far better to embrace this organic, dynamic form of change than to deal with paranoia and the pedantic methods of avoiding the inevitable difficulties of life. Deal with the fundamental patterns and you will extricate yourself from the Sisyphean task of managing the symptoms of maladaptation.
damn that is true my man, well said
So youre saying that if you feel discomfort in any part you will work it off? The human body is quite fragile, if you just decide to be stuborn and not listen to what your body needs then its not a natural or organic way of life, its ignorant and just dumb that someone would refuse advice to prevent an injury. I got no problem with you but dont be suprised if you do get injured and cant seem to get back to what you are right now. Achilles y a very serious injury as stated in the whole video and its nothing to brush off. GL on your endevors, best of luck!
@Max Wuethrich Had to come in here and see if y’all thought this was some BS as well 🙄
Kobe tore it on tv. It is real.
@@Magical_Trash For real, I was surprised that this bs even got likes. Like, who is so moronic to actually believe this?