WHERE DOES ACHILLES PAIN COME FROM?
The pain comes from inflammation within the tendon itself. Because it can be an early sign of an Achilles tendon rupture, it is best to rest and seek care, especially if you're a passionate athlete. The pain is sharp and often throbs after exercise. In some cases, swelling might be present.
In other situations, Achilles Tendon pain shows without swelling, heat, or redness and in these chronic (long-standing) conditions the term Tendinosis is more appropriate; common training errors often cause it.
Most sufferers are runners or sportsmen and normally in their 30s or 40s. - Two forms of the condition are recognized (Insertional and Non-Insertional);
1. Non-insertional: - tenderness is localized high up in the tendon normally at the thinnest section 1-2 inchs below calf muscle belly.
2. Insertional tendinitis: Pain and tenderness are close to the heel. Within this form, another underlying cause of calcification of tendon insertion might be present. This calcification condition is be picked up by X-ray examination that is done at the clinic. It often arises because of earlier acute tendonitis but is rare.
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