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A member asked:
What should i do if my achilles hurts really bad?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Rest and rehab: First rest and ice the tendon to reduce the inflammation. Then stretching(dynamic and static) to reduce the tension on the tendon that causes it to get sore. Swimming, weight lifting that does work your calves, and possibly elliptical if you use your quads and not calves to push.
Answered 5/22/2015
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See specialist : Most likely this requires treatment from a foot specialist. Rice therapy may not be enough. You may need to immobilize tendon in a fracture boot first. I recommend shut down activity for 4 weeks, then p.T. And finally orthotics to protect the tendon.
Answered 8/8/2013
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Went back to dr. Today she is stumped as well as to why my Achilles hurts so bad as MRI came back ok with some swelling there and just some strain to the muscles on the side. She cleaned out the thing on the bottom of my foot gave me antibiotics, steroid
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