18/03/2024
The Achilles tendon is a strong fibrous cord that connects the muscles in the back of your calf to your heel bone. It helps you point your foot downward, rise on your toes and push off your foot as you walk. You rely on it virtually every time you walk and move your foot.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐?
Ruptures often are caused by a sudden increase in the stress on your Achilles tendon. Common examples include:
- ๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ
- ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต
- ๐๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ
While many patients assume that athletics are a practically exclusive cause to Achilles tendon injuries, there are a number of factors that can make a patient, regardless of their level of activity more likely to rupture their Achilles tendon, including:
- ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ธ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด
- ๐๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ
- ๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด
- ๐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ซ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด
๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ
- The feeling of having been kicked in the calf
- Pain, possibly severe, and swelling near the heel
- An inability to bend the foot downward or "push off" the injured leg when walking
- An inability to stand on the toes on the injured leg
- A popping or snapping sound when the injury occurs
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐?
- Stretch and strengthen calf muscles.
- Avoid activities that place excessive stress on your Achilles tendons, such as hill running and jumping activities.
- Avoid or limit running on hard or slippery surfaces.
- Increase training intensity slowly.
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
๐. ๐๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ
- Resting the tendon by using crutches
- Applying ice to the area
- Taking over-the-counter pain relievers
- Keeping the ankle from moving for the first few weeks, usually with a walking boot with heel wedges or a cast, with the foot flexed down
๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ
Archilles tendon repair
- The procedure generally involves making an incision in the back of your lower leg and stitching the torn tendon together.
