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Hanging on a step to stretch painful achilles tendons
This is a nice early morning and ‘just before bed’ stretch that can be performed to help relieve tight, painful achilles tendons.
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Sports massage for achilles tendon and calf pain
Ouch! I’ve just got back from having a sports massage to try and help me get rid of this lingering achilles tendon and calf pain.
Unsurprisingly it hurt quite a bit at times, but the therapist seemed to be very good indeed…
Post exercise tip for shin splint pain
This isn’t really one tip… but more like two for the price of one.
Both of these tips were featured in the April edition of RunnersWorld (the UK edition) - but I’ve found that they work really well together.
Help reduce achilles tendon pain with this eccentric exercise
This is another exercise that was given to me by my physiotherapist when I first saw her complaining of achilles tendon pain.
First of all, what does eccentric mean?
An eccentric exercise is an exercise that stretches the muscle whilst the muscle is under strain. So, in the case of this exercise, the calf is lengthening, but at the same time it’s working against gravity to control the ankle.
Calf rolls with a foam roller - really helps achilles tendon pain
There’s nothing quite as important when it comes to injury prevention for runners than stretching. Using a foam roller can supplement stretching by providing a deep massage to muscles and fascia. Aiding therefore recovery and injury prevention.
Foam rollers are inexpensive and easy to use at home. And the best thing is, it only takes a couple of minutes to really feel the benefits. Think of it as a cheap sports massage you can do yourself!
Exercise to relieve the symptoms of shin splints
You may have read in my last few posts that I’ve started to get pain in my shins which could be shin splints. Now this may be down to a few things…