Achilles ache

uch

Can anyone recomend anything I can do for a sore and tight achilles after playing indoor football, I do a lot of stretching before hand so I don't think this is the problem.
It is normally a bit sore the next day or two, any ideas ?

Jak

Have you been doing this often?

Is it a new problem? Related to any recent changes in footwear etc? Do you usually play outdoor? Are you used to the surface?

Stretching, before and after could help. As might your standard Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation.

Failing that insoles perhaps to balance out the support.

uch

Yeah I've been playing for about three years, but I've been getting sore for most of that time, the surface is a bit hard alright so maybe it's a footware thing, but I use Indoor/astro turf shoes, so I imagined that they should be fine.

sionnach

sorbothane insoles... plus stretching etc.. and a good rub down after training

KdjaCL

Footwear is your problem gound is to hard to be running on and your calfs and achilles are in a jock you can do long term damage unless you get a decent pair of runners and not €500 worth, a decent pair of Adidas indoor football shoes.
The ones with the hard soles that aint comfortable unless you running cost about €20 in JJB sports



kdjac

davelerave

warm up and then stretch slowly on off days,esp calf muscles and maybe get heel support,i understand achilles injuries can develop slowly so be careful with it

Morpheus

ive some experience here!

you suffered any ankle injuries in the recent past?

i destroyed my ligaments last year and im only starting back playing soccer now, played indoor last night and my achilles was really sore, i iced it when i got home tho, its not too bad today, i was told to expect that.

it could be u are carrying an ankle strain, or you could also have fallen arches on the foot that the achilles is causing pain.

if it persists, head to your physio. try arch supports too, and do tons of caf stretches before any sports, running repeatedly on hard ground can weaken them too.