Tendonitis is quite painful, can cause stiffness in the morning, and may cause movement difficulties affecting your ability to perform at work, or at sports.
Tendonitis is not just painful it can involve inflammation, redness and swelling of the tendon that attaches to muscle and bone. If left untreated, tendonitis will worsen and become chronic. If you continue to participate in sports while you have tendonitis the tendon could rupture, creating a long-term treatment situation, which may involve surgery.
Overusing a joint, improper training, not warming up before exercising or participating in sports, injury and age can cause tendonitis.
If you have not exercised in a while and then push yourself hard to do extra training or vigorous workouts you can suffer tendonitis. If you put too much force on a tendon by running uphill, jumping repetitively, or sprinting for longer distances than you normally do you can cause tendonitis. You can also experience tendonitis if you run or exercise on hard surfaces such as asphalt or cement. Poor fitting shoes can contribute to tendonitis. When shoes do not fit properly they can cause uneven movement of your foot and heel inside the shoe. Worn shoes do not provide adequate heel support. Shoes that are too tight or that are too small can rub or irritate the Achilles tendon. Shoes that do not bend as needed where the toes meet the foot can put too much stress on your Achilles tendon too. If you have overpronation (foot rolls inward too much when you walk or run) or you have too high arches or if you exercise in such a way as to put too much pressure on your Achilles tendon you can develop tendonitis. Another way that you may get tendonitis is if your hamstring or calf muscles are too tight. Your Achilles tendon may be tight, or too thick, and unable to stretch the way it should. When your tendons become stiff as they do with age they can be injured more easily. Those who have arthritis may develop bony growths around the heel, which can irritate the Achilles tendon causing tendonitis.
When you have tendonitis you may first feel a pain when you begin to run or at the start of your exercise. The pain will then go away as your muscles warm up. The pain may return during your exercise. If you neglect to rest your tendon it will worsen over time. You may experience pain even when you are not exercising. If your tendon ruptures you will feel a sharp pain and possibly hear a “pop”.
It is always smart to listen to your body and not ignore pain. If you suspect that you have tendonitis you need to stop exercising and participating in sports and rest. No activity at all until the tendon is completely healed. See your doctor regarding treatment for your tendonitis.
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