What can i do if my tendons and/or ligaments in my heel are too short and causing me chronic foot and ankle pain?

Stretch: Can do a traditional runners stretch for your calf muscles and tendons, repeat every 30 minutes for 10-15 seconds during the day, wear running shoes. Do yoga, balancing exercises to help your self. Bottomline, see a sports podiatrist, who can fully evaluate you to determine the cause of your chronic pain, it might be able to be resolved with in shoe foot orthotics, or surgery may be needed.

Stretch : Stretch or find a physical therapist that can help you with a stretching routine. The most common stretch is called the "runner's" stretch or "wall stretch". If pain is chronic, you may have other pathology rather than just tight/short ligaments and tendons. See a podiatrist (foot and ankle specialist) if pain is chronic.

Tendon: Stretching the correct way and physical therapy to start. Can be lengthened as last resot.

Stretch: A regular stretching regimen will help. In some cases you may need custom orthotics. In other cases surgical intervention may be required. See a podiatric physician.

Physical therapy.: Try physical therapy, if you have not done so. Agressive stretching and strengthening may take care of your problem.