After two failed Physical Therapists and all of their treatments....THIS is the only thing that helped my achilles tendon. It has been two years since I did it, and it has never returned. THESE GUYS ARE THE BEST.
finally some positive feedback from a healed person. How long did it take you and have you stopped running or the activity that was creating the stress on it, while doing the suggested therapies here?
@@ahampremayoga1111 I am so sorry that I didn't see your question earlier. The pain stopped immediately....the first week. I didn't relate it to any particular activity...though I had plantar fasciitis in the past, and perhaps it was related. Did this work for you?
You're only getting into the good stuff at the very end. Those massages and stretches are not the "absolute best" for this issue. Loading is the key to healing tendinopathies, which you're only doing with those slow eccentric calf raises. Even eccentrics aren't really better than other contractions for this, and what's now often used by physical therapists at the top of their game to treat tendinopathies is the heavy slow resistance protocol where you do 3-0-3 tempo work (3 seconds up, no pause at the top, 3 seconds down). The Alfredson protocol works, too, but heavy slow resistance seems to get a little better satisfaction from users.
Thank you so much for the bottom of my heart... The last 30 years I could not run or walk propelry, as exactly you describe in the beginning of your video and that's why I stopped sports... And then came you (your video)... And I am free from every pain and disability and back active again in sports...
Same here, after walking for like 5 minutes, I had to literally take a break because it hurt so much. I thought my calves were just weak. But how could my calves, which I've been training for 4 years, be so weak that the average joe next to me has no problem walking for hours. So yeah, hopefully it's the achilles and this is the fix.
I have been meaning to come back to this video just to comment. I have been dealing with sore achilles tendons since I was a kid and this technique fixed my pain. It took a couple weeks before I started seeing any improvement but then it seemed to really take-off. I am blown away a simple self massage took care of an issue that has been bothering me for over 30 years. Thanks for sharing this, I really don't have the words to convey my gratitude.
Wow! That really helps reduce the pain! Question, though: I understand that this type of manipulation will align the fibres long-term and help recovery, but why does just a few minutes of this reduce the pain short-term. What's actually happening?
1:30 pinching tendon explained 3:05 ice it 4:16 a couple minutes, 3 times a day. Try to get 15 minutes total. Start slow. 5:25 stretches after 3 days of pinching
Had it for 2 weeks and pain wasted my 2 weekends. Today the heel and side of the foot was very painful and I searched the You Tube...Found this video a d did the cross fiber message.The pain was gone in 5 minutes!!!!... Not that it is fully healed but I was able get rid of pain. Thank you so much !!!
This man in blue shirt healed me from the pain of plantar fasciitis which i was dealing with for 6 months, after doing his suggested stretching exercises for a month i am pain free from months...now i am here again with insertional Achilles tendon pain 😂
You people saved me. God bless you 😭. I am an athlete and i lost my abilities after suffering from this Achilles tendinitis for past two years and just after i watched your video i did the exercise and felt much better
Came to leave a comment that I hurt my ankle in March- I walked and walked and incorporated your stretches and then moved to your strength exercises. Drastically better. I still do them knowing that it will just come back if I slack off. Thanks for getting me running again pain free!
Super technique and the only one that actually works! Do follow these instructions for 12 weeks, every day, and, magically, the achilles tendonitis will resolve! Thank you very much guys! Very helpful!
I was suffering achilis tendonitis for almost 3 months. I visited doctor, took pills, applied ice regularly but got limited improvment in pain. I have tried methods in this video and applied all steps punctually. Result is amazing. just in one week, my pain reduced almost %90. I have used no pills or pomads. Just used my body's power to heal. Thnak you sommuch guys. Great JOB!
Thank you Bob and Brad! Achilles Tendonitis can be a relatively minor thing if it is treated properly -- but you need to know how to treat it properly. You have shown me how to make a good start on my heel's healing process, so thank you.
Oh thank you! This is immensely helpful. Heel has been killing me! Doc set up exrays last week. Achilles Bone spur. I work on a college campus with a lot of walking every day. I did your exercises and it feels better already! PT Rocks Stars!
Hi Brad and Bob, I've had a painful right Achilles for two weeks now and after viewing your video and following the self help techniques it is improving well. I know it is early days yet but thank you both - it's really made a difference.
@@haydn147 good to hear! I've been running for decades, never had a problem, and the last month my left Achilles has been tight and sore. Just discovered this video, looking forward to some healing
@@abnormal_3 it improved steadily over two weeks. Almost miraculously. Not instantly, but as I said, over two weeks. I was very careful to cross-fiber friction with my fingertips many times a day, including some hunger longer sessions. It improved so fast that I took it for granted and it came right back as I stopped babying it. So the last week I've been doing the same thing and at this moment it feels as good as it did after the two weeks. I'm still going walking and a little bit of very careful jogging, but I can feel it's tight, and I hope not to make the same mistake again. Just talked to a guy at the pool yesterday who's been doing everything and spending boatloads of money on his "tennis elbow" that he got from continuously lifting heavy things. he's miserable. I don't want to be in his shoes. He's been at it for six months. This answer was about 20 times longer than I thought it was gonna be!
Thank you both. Working on my Achilles tendinitis+plantar fasciitis+heel spur. FYI you’re like the Car Talk of physical therapy. All you’re missing are the guttural, hoarse laughs.
This has been helping me so far. I was almost afraid to pinch my achilles before seeing this video but it has been really helping me and I feel much better
I just watch the video for the first time and that was exactly how I felt, afraid to pinch it with real force. These guys have helped me with other things and I’m really confident with their advice on my Achilles!
Damn thought I'll learn a new thing that's how I been doing it I been doing self massages for years and watching you make me realize how much I learned by my own body but at the same time you help me polish my self skill so thank you so much
It is so frustrating to hear you guys talk about cross friction massage and then another legitimate doctor say that makes it worse and not how tendons heal. My wife has some really terrible pain and I want to help her but I don't want to make it worse. What's even worse are people that go to physical therapist that you think would know and their advice also makes it worse. What is a person to do????
Thanks Bob & Brad, for educating us and providing us with a wonderful resource. I am a FNP and refer my patients to your videos all the time when they can’t afford in-person PT.
Just wanted to drop in and say thank you for these videos! I was having really bad pains in the tendons in my left ankle and nothing seemed to work. Came across the videos with various exercises and now other than some minor pain, it’s just about gone after over 8 months of misery. Thank you both so much once again ♥️♥️♥️
Ya’ll are amazing! Starting this tonight. My Achilles tendinitis is forever recurring. Like your friend, I’d rest it, it would feel like it healed and the next time I worked out, it was right back! Starting the stretches and exercises today and am feeling hopeful!
@@amandazallar5209 That’s great to hear! I started having issues like what you described and was hoping this video would help me out too. Thanks for your reply
All your videos have helped with all my issues! Broke my ankle, my wrist started giving me issues from using crutches, because my ankle is not fully mobile and i fell and sprained my knee, my hips aren't even because of the limping, all kinds of issues and all your videos help heal and prevent more injury!
We Are The Strange my experience too - dislocated and fractured my ankle. Now my knees and wrists and shoulders are playing up due to compensation. Sigh!
I have extremely tight calf muscles. So tight that they fall asleep on their on sometimes. My doctor just diagnosed me with Achilles tendonitis. I stressed it on a 6 mile ruck March a with 50 pound rucksack. I’ve iced it but it still feels like it hurts. And my muscles are so tight. Will stretching my calf muscles make it worse? How much is over stretching? Should I be doing these exercises while stretching my calf muscles too? I have a theragun massage gun I’ve been trying to use on my calf muscles to loosen them up
I'm a ballet student and I recently started getting this pain in my Achilles, exactly as described in this video, during a ballet intensive. I have a major placement assessment in two weeks. Thank you for this video! I'll do everything I can to hopefully recover in time.
I've been fighting Achilles Tendonitis on one side for about 2 months. I've tried resting it (not 100%), using ice, compression and elevation. Resting it helped a little after 2 to 3 days, but the first long walk or easy run after, it would flare up again. Ice was just momentary relief. Compression was practically useless and elevation was mildly helpful. I also did the recommended calf raises from time to time when it wasn't hurting too bad, but no end in sight. After watching this, I tried the massage technique with Voltaren combined with mild training and calf raises on rest days for about 2 weeks before a half marathon. It wasn't bad before the race, and after the race, it felt no worse. Just a couple days later, it feels like it's almost gone! The recommended massage and calf raises really helped. Thanks, Bob & Brad!
Sorry guys but you are wrong on this one, and what you are teaching is an out dated method where friction bad. You may ask yourself how do I know this? I stayed at an Holiday Inn last night!
I stepped into the batter's back foot depression in the batter's box last night, I almost lost my footing but completed the play. The damage was done and my right Achilles tendon seized up as soon the game was over. You two give such great advice and guidance when it comes to helping us heal our physical injuries through exercise and stretching. Great presentations 🤩
Thank you guys so much for the techniques... Almost 2 years ago I broke my left ankle and got later diagnosed with Achilles' tendonitis and posterior tibial tendonitis. I first wanted to do therapy on it but it was too sore to the point I decided to try and let it heal on its own, but later on found out it hasn't...but thankfully I found you guys just now, and I'll definitely make sure to do the techniques all summer... Thanks again Bob and Brad!
Could barely walk with left achilles pain and swelling. Started doing the friction massage on Wednesday and by Friday noon I'm pain-free, swelling is way down and walking normally. AMAZING! Thank you both for all the great advice.
I question icing an area where there is such poor blood flow? I have had severe achelles tendon troubles for 5 years. The bone spurs that are being pulled up off my heel bone looks like a claw on x-ray.
Wow this is exercise is absolutely magic! I had this I was limping for two weeks it was terrible, I iced two times daily and massaged with pain relief gel boom it's gone and more important is give rest completely, trust me when u give rest to your tendon it'll cure By Itself don't worry you will be alright, and thank you for fixing my broken heart❤
Bob and Brad thank you so much for the self treatment tips. Have had great trouble with right foot from sprinting in sports I play. The pinch technique really made a difference.
Can a person can walk after the surgery of totally tored tendon ... please reply I'm suffering right now... I have a surgery 1week back ..... Can a person walk normally after a surgery??? How many months it will take to recover as a normal leg ...?? Please reply sir
I've been having a lot of burning and tightness in both of my Achilles tendon been having trouble walking and I've been icing it like crazy been using heat pad I've took all kinds of pain medications and I still have this problem. I'm out of things to try hopefully it gets better soon
Thank you guys for your info. Can I continue physical activities such as, Crossfit, jogging, jumping rope? Also, do I need the compression garments for my Achilles and are these garments worth it?
I'm a 60 year-old 30 miles per week runner, and my achilles has been acting up for several months. It's just as you said, I lay off, do ice and stretches, etc., and try a short run when it feels better, only to spend the next several days very sore limping around again. I'm anxious to get started with the therapy and massage you're talking about here. Thanks for the video, and keep up the good work.
15 yrs ago I snapped my right Achilles tendon. Here I am now doing 5-6 miles a day and my right Achilles is super sore and I walk with a limp during this time. I took 4 days off, feels better, 3 miles in gradually got more and more painful and now I'm limping again tonite. Ill try the ice and rubbing it again. It hurts so badly and is so tender I can't rub with hardly any pressure. I'll try everything they said but if anybody's got any advice or experienced the same I'd love to hear about it.
@@n.buckets4821 I basically had to take the last 7 mths off of no running. It's still sore but much less so now...I"m literally going to start running again today. I've gained too much weight to not even try to start running again so I"m hopeful.
Been having trouble with my Achilles heel for the last couple of years. Some of these exercises were recommended by a physiotherapist that I had a consultation with. However, it continues to become painful when doing exercise (especially painful when pressure from light jumping, squats). So I’m going to try the massage method, then the other exercise stretching/ strengthening strategies that were mentioned in this video. I hope it helps! If not, back to the GP for me! Lol.
Have had pain in my Achilles tendon on and off for some time and after a day of doing these exercises I have nothing more than an occasional mild twinge. Am hopeful if I continue for some time I can rid myself of all the pain. Thanks Bob and Brad.
The pain is just about the heel. Between where you were pinching and the bottom of my heel. Hurts like crazy when I push on it. Every morning I can hardly walk, until I get some blood flow. I'm stretching on the slanted board too, icing and rubbing. I have been fighting this for about 3 years. The pain is on the heel bone. Thoughts?
I'm going to do everything you say and find out if I have a tear or not thank you so much for this video so much easier cuz I have a pain center that has physical therapy but I can't walk or do anything right now so wait with the massaging at least I can do that while I'm in capacitated
Thank you so much for this. I just started watching this, today. In my job as a line cook in an extremely busy restaurant, the last few months have made my shifts so painful. I'll be working on this every day. The toe raises is what I'm working on right now. It hurts like hell, but watching this video is encouraging.
May want to suggest some lotion while rubbing, I rubbed as you said switched hands rubbing and finished rubbing really hard and wound up burning my skin from rubbing so hard. Had to put on hold until burns healed. Just bought some Shea butter and will start trying again in away or so. I have a tendency to go all in, most may not rub as hard as I did but I want this fixed so went a little overboard
I'm so grateful for this video. Over 12 years of dealing with tenderness in my heel.. I'm doing this now daily before going back to the shots and wearing that big black heavy boot. So far this has helped. Thank you.
Thank you so much for all this information guys. It's really helping me. Lately, my Aquilles tendons have been hurting a lot from working out. I've stopped exercising because I don't want to tear my tendons, but for how long should I rest? When should I resume my work out?
How do you know when you should rest from working out. I feel it when I wake up in the morning then after walking on it for a while I dont feel it anymore. Sometimes I feel it when I start running but after a mile or so the pain goes away. It's not getting any worse but its not getting better either.
Vince Lombardi I'm in the same situation.. I'm a runner but this last year I've been very inactive and living with bad eating habits and gaining some wait... I decided to sign up for the army and started running and excersising like crazy, then I had a injury too my achilles... I can run but it's sore the next day, I also have to run more flatfooted on my injured foot, the irony of it all is that I'm supposed to ship to basic in a week from now...
Lately I've been using the foam roller on my calves. it helps it a lot. There are a lot of videos on how to do it the right way using the foam roller. You don't want to use it over where the soreness is but a few inches away from it and up the calve. We have to be careful to know the difference between if your really injured there or it just being sore from a hard workout. You don't want it to tear or rupture because you will be out from running for months if that happens.
Vince Lombardi ok thx for the reply I wanted to use the roller technique myself, but with only a few days left for me I don't know if it'll benefit me enough but I'm stretching it and icing it alot. I'm still going to basic either way.
Hello! I'm watching videos to see if anyone is in the same situation I'm in and you are the first I've come across in like 5 videos. As you said I feel it first thing in the morning but as I walk around or jog into my workout it goes away for the day. It's been a year since you posted your comment but could you say if the foam rollers helped ? Has the situation resolved itself or are you still in the same situation to this day? Thank you so much. I'm deciding or not whether to go to the doctor or to do these methods to keep it at bay
These guys are amazing. I am completely flabbergasted how effective this ended up being. I’ve been dealing with this pain for 2 months and from one day to another it’s drastically reduced. Going to keep this up because I can already see it’s going to work. Easiest sub of my life.
Wow, thank you soooooo much...new subscriber from the UK :) I've been suffering with this for ages, didn't know what it was and just did a search on here, really glad I found you as I have realised I have both Achilles tendonitis & plantar problems...I have flat feet so have the same pain in both legs/feet, I don't have it through a sports or exercise injury, I think it's just because I'm getting older and these old bones and muscles just don't want to work anymore. Followed your instructions and can't believe how much better it feels already as I've had constant pain even when resting and unbelievably after just one lot of the excersizes etc you've shown my pain has eased considerably. I have a request....if possible could you do (or do you have) a video with help on what footwear is better for these conditions as I struggle to find comfortable shoes, I know there are gel type supports for heels, toes and arches but have no idea if any of them would help...any suggestions would be most gratefully received. Ann
achilles tendonitis came on suddenly...over night. It was so painful the only thing I could think of was to stretch my foot straight up and side to side, then downward. The downward was the most painful of all. 3am, here I am looking for relief for the pain on the internet. I found your site and am trying your techniques. I am 71, wear a 2-3" heel some days to work, other days tennis shoes. I sit most of the days [I am a teacher], yet walk a bit around the building as well. Hope this works! Thank you for your you tubes guys, enjoyed watching you and learning (I also subscribed)
THIS INTROO I STOPED TO SAY ITS SO ADORABLE I LOVE IT! 👏👏 😂 Update : i want to say your advice is really good I would totally go over 15 mins on doing that while I'd watch netflix because I can't keep my hands rested while I watch things 😂 and I have tendinitis because I spend my time TOO MUCH Indoors not doing sport, not walking enough daily so at least resting now that I have this issue again, your advice is so good for me as I would use it when Id be resting just for the reason I can't walk or stand up too much so THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
I am once again resorting to this legendary channel
Me too!! Their exercises really work.
Sameeee and they're so wholesome
Always the first link I will click
Same!!
LMAO same
After two failed Physical Therapists and all of their treatments....THIS is the only thing that helped my achilles tendon. It has been two years since I did it, and it has never returned. THESE GUYS ARE THE BEST.
finally some positive feedback from a healed person. How long did it take you and have you stopped running or the activity that was creating the stress on it, while doing the suggested therapies here?
*got a heap of ice cubes wrapped up in a towel on my anckle right now. This might come in handy . .
@@SiliconBong All the best.
@@ahampremayoga1111 I am so sorry that I didn't see your question earlier. The pain stopped immediately....the first week. I didn't relate it to any particular activity...though I had plantar fasciitis in the past, and perhaps it was related. Did this work for you?
@@Snoops510 Cheers mate; took the ice pack off and am just resting now. Unsure whether I should massage tendon or not.
You're only getting into the good stuff at the very end. Those massages and stretches are not the "absolute best" for this issue. Loading is the key to healing tendinopathies, which you're only doing with those slow eccentric calf raises. Even eccentrics aren't really better than other contractions for this, and what's now often used by physical therapists at the top of their game to treat tendinopathies is the heavy slow resistance protocol where you do 3-0-3 tempo work (3 seconds up, no pause at the top, 3 seconds down). The Alfredson protocol works, too, but heavy slow resistance seems to get a little better satisfaction from users.
I’ve been really struggling with this for a while - followed this advice and now, 3 months later, I can run 6 miles pain free! Thank you
Awesome!
Thank you so much for the bottom of my heart... The last 30 years I could not run or walk propelry, as exactly you describe in the beginning of your video and that's why I stopped sports... And then came you (your video)... And I am free from every pain and disability and back active again in sports...
That's amazing!
Same story. You are giving me hope.
Same here, after walking for like 5 minutes, I had to literally take a break because it hurt so much. I thought my calves were just weak. But how could my calves, which I've been training for 4 years, be so weak that the average joe next to me has no problem walking for hours. So yeah, hopefully it's the achilles and this is the fix.
@@therealworldlibrary bro i also have same problem , how much time it takes to go away
I am not a active person then also i have pain ,
Is it normal
I have been meaning to come back to this video just to comment. I have been dealing with sore achilles tendons since I was a kid and this technique fixed my pain. It took a couple weeks before I started seeing any improvement but then it seemed to really take-off. I am blown away a simple self massage took care of an issue that has been bothering me for over 30 years. Thanks for sharing this, I really don't have the words to convey my gratitude.
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actually, you have fixed my broken heart gentlemen
likewise, I have some hope now. I like how they explained it too
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Wow! That really helps reduce the pain! Question, though: I understand that this type of manipulation will align the fibres long-term and help recovery, but why does just a few minutes of this reduce the pain short-term. What's actually happening?
1:30 pinching tendon explained
3:05 ice it
4:16 a couple minutes, 3 times a day. Try to get 15 minutes total. Start slow.
5:25 stretches after 3 days of pinching
Thanks brother. Now I can exercise certain parts of my injury without having to watch the entire video.
So Long
Thank you so much! I wanted 5:25 and after so this saves me time
Had it for 2 weeks and pain wasted my 2 weekends. Today the heel and side of the foot was very painful and I searched the You Tube...Found this video a d did the cross fiber message.The pain was gone in 5 minutes!!!!... Not that it is fully healed but I was able get rid of pain. Thank you so much !!!
Bob and Brad the two most famous physical therapist on the Internet 🎵🎶
I had to pause the video after that intro and giggle for a while before I could listen to the advice properly 😂
This man in blue shirt healed me from the pain of plantar fasciitis which i was dealing with for 6 months, after doing his suggested stretching exercises for a month i am pain free from months...now i am here again with insertional Achilles tendon pain 😂
You people saved me. God bless you 😭. I am an athlete and i lost my abilities after suffering from this Achilles tendinitis for past two years and just after i watched your video i did the exercise and felt much better
Excuseme mere bhi yehi problem hh kya kru plzz help Me
How much time did it take you to heal from it
how long did it take to heal?
Came to leave a comment that I hurt my ankle in March- I walked and walked and incorporated your stretches and then moved to your strength exercises. Drastically better. I still do them knowing that it will just come back if I slack off. Thanks for getting me running again pain free!
Super technique and the only one that actually works! Do follow these instructions for 12 weeks, every day, and, magically, the achilles tendonitis will resolve!
Thank you very much guys! Very helpful!
I was suffering achilis tendonitis for almost 3 months. I visited doctor, took pills, applied ice regularly but got limited improvment in pain. I have tried methods in this video and applied all steps punctually. Result is amazing. just in one week, my pain reduced almost %90. I have used no pills or pomads. Just used my body's power to heal. Thnak you sommuch guys. Great JOB!
Great chemistry between these two.
Thank you Bob and Brad! Achilles Tendonitis can be a relatively minor thing if it is treated properly -- but you need to know how to treat it properly. You have shown me how to make a good start on my heel's healing process, so thank you.
Oh thank you! This is immensely helpful. Heel has been killing me! Doc set up exrays last week. Achilles Bone spur. I work on a college campus with a lot of walking every day. I did your exercises and it feels better already! PT Rocks Stars!
You say you can't fix broken hearts but if this fixes/helps my tendonitis then consider mine healed 💔🙏🏼♥️
'we can fix anything, except for that broken heart'
Hi Brad and Bob, I've had a painful right Achilles for two weeks now and after viewing your video and following the self help techniques it is improving well. I know it is early days yet but thank you both - it's really made a difference.
How did the treatment work?
@@banditonehundred It worked very well and I haven’t had any problems since. I still use the techniques if I feel them getting a bit tight.
@@haydn147 good to hear! I've been running for decades, never had a problem, and the last month my left Achilles has been tight and sore. Just discovered this video, looking forward to some healing
@@Yowzoedid it work?
@@abnormal_3 it improved steadily over two weeks. Almost miraculously. Not instantly, but as I said, over two weeks. I was very careful to cross-fiber friction with my fingertips many times a day, including some hunger longer sessions. It improved so fast that I took it for granted and it came right back as I stopped babying it.
So the last week I've been doing the same thing and at this moment it feels as good as it did after the two weeks. I'm still going walking and a little bit of very careful jogging, but I can feel it's tight, and I hope not to make the same mistake again.
Just talked to a guy at the pool yesterday who's been doing everything and spending boatloads of money on his "tennis elbow" that he got from continuously lifting heavy things. he's miserable. I don't want to be in his shoes. He's been at it for six months.
This answer was about 20 times longer than I thought it was gonna be!
Thank you both. Working on my Achilles tendinitis+plantar fasciitis+heel spur. FYI you’re like the Car Talk of physical therapy. All you’re missing are the guttural, hoarse laughs.
This has been helping me so far. I was almost afraid to pinch my achilles before seeing this video but it has been really helping me and I feel much better
I just watch the video for the first time and that was exactly how I felt, afraid to pinch it with real force. These guys have helped me with other things and I’m really confident with their advice on my Achilles!
I am 30 - been skateboarding for 19 years! You guys are one of the most important people in my life combined!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
me too! Keeping me skating.
Bruh same... I skate & surf so this vid along with the peroneal one is a must-save
lol checking in as a 36 year old skater
Thank God for t'internet. Thank God for RUclips and Thank God for Bob n Brad. I come back time and again for all our little injuries.
This treatment is outdated and this video is injuring people and should be taken down
Damn thought I'll learn a new thing that's how I been doing it I been doing self massages for years and watching you make me realize how much I learned by my own body but at the same time you help me polish my self skill so thank you so much
It is so frustrating to hear you guys talk about cross friction massage and then another legitimate doctor say that makes it worse and not how tendons heal. My wife has some really terrible pain and I want to help her but I don't want to make it worse. What's even worse are people that go to physical therapist that you think would know and their advice also makes it worse. What is a person to do????
Oh my gosh. I was looking for treatment for Achilles tendinitis and came across your video. You guys are adorable! Kudos on your videos. Love it
Back here every 3-10months 😂
Thanks Bob & Brad, for educating us and providing us with a wonderful resource. I am a FNP and refer my patients to your videos all the time when they can’t afford in-person PT.
Ive been fightin this for about 6 years my 2 weak spot in my body
Just wanted to drop in and say thank you for these videos! I was having really bad pains in the tendons in my left ankle and nothing seemed to work. Came across the videos with various exercises and now other than some minor pain, it’s just about gone after over 8 months of misery. Thank you both so much once again ♥️♥️♥️
I wouldn’t wish Achilles tendinitis on anyone 😞
Omg, me neither! It's a horrible pain.
Ya’ll are amazing! Starting this tonight. My Achilles tendinitis is forever recurring. Like your friend, I’d rest it, it would feel like it healed and the next time I worked out, it was right back! Starting the stretches and exercises today and am feeling hopeful!
Wondering if you found it helpful?
@@Halivan I did! Very much so! I believe this (plus time) helped heal my Achilles tendinitis
@@amandazallar5209 That’s great to hear! I started having issues like what you described and was hoping this video would help me out too. Thanks for your reply
I've had this issue for years! I'm so excited to try these out.
How are you feeling now?
Who’s here after Anthony Davis got injured??
Me too lol
All your videos have helped with all my issues! Broke my ankle, my wrist started giving me issues from using crutches, because my ankle is not fully mobile and i fell and sprained my knee, my hips aren't even because of the limping, all kinds of issues and all your videos help heal and prevent more injury!
We Are The Strange my experience too - dislocated and fractured my ankle. Now my knees and wrists and shoulders are playing up due to compensation. Sigh!
Thank you so much for all the information you share. They have helped me treat multiple running injuries!
I have extremely tight calf muscles. So tight that they fall asleep on their on sometimes.
My doctor just diagnosed me with Achilles tendonitis.
I stressed it on a 6 mile ruck March a with 50 pound rucksack.
I’ve iced it but it still feels like it hurts. And my muscles are so tight. Will stretching my calf muscles make it worse? How much is over stretching? Should I be doing these exercises while stretching my calf muscles too? I have a theragun massage gun I’ve been trying to use on my calf muscles to loosen them up
Thank you! I have had this 3 years
Has it been working? Are you feeling better?
@@MantasticManheyyyy
R u completely cured now???? 🥺🥺
Difficulty in getting up from chair as my knees pain
I'm a ballet student and I recently started getting this pain in my Achilles, exactly as described in this video, during a ballet intensive. I have a major placement assessment in two weeks. Thank you for this video! I'll do everything I can to hopefully recover in time.
Omg! I came here as a Dancer too!
You didn’t recover in two weeks did you😬takes longer than two weeks most of the time unfortunately. Anyway how’s it going now?
Excellent video. I’ve had this problem for years and after just five minutes my achilles feel much better.
I've been fighting Achilles Tendonitis on one side for about 2 months. I've tried resting it (not 100%), using ice, compression and elevation. Resting it helped a little after 2 to 3 days, but the first long walk or easy run after, it would flare up again. Ice was just momentary relief. Compression was practically useless and elevation was mildly helpful. I also did the recommended calf raises from time to time when it wasn't hurting too bad, but no end in sight. After watching this, I tried the massage technique with Voltaren combined with mild training and calf raises on rest days for about 2 weeks before a half marathon. It wasn't bad before the race, and after the race, it felt no worse. Just a couple days later, it feels like it's almost gone! The recommended massage and calf raises really helped. Thanks, Bob & Brad!
Sorry guys but you are wrong on this one, and what you are teaching is an out dated method where friction bad. You may ask yourself how do I know this? I stayed at an Holiday Inn last night!
What if my heel hurts at the inferior lateral side to the back but not even at the achilles...
Hurt my Achilles badly about 3 years ago running and a nasty fall. Diagnosed with tendonosis. Wondering if this will be helpful?
R u completely Ok now
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And how much time it took to recover?????
So many times I’ve visited your channel for help. This time for achilleas tendinitis. Thank you Bob and Brad, you’re the best 😊
I stepped into the batter's back foot depression in the batter's box last night, I almost lost my footing but completed the play. The damage was done and my right Achilles tendon seized up as soon the game was over. You two give such great advice and guidance when it comes to helping us heal our physical injuries through exercise and stretching. Great presentations 🤩
Thank you guys so much for the techniques... Almost 2 years ago I broke my left ankle and got later diagnosed with Achilles' tendonitis and posterior tibial tendonitis. I first wanted to do therapy on it but it was too sore to the point I decided to try and let it heal on its own, but later on found out it hasn't...but thankfully I found you guys just now, and I'll definitely make sure to do the techniques all summer... Thanks again Bob and Brad!
How ya feeling ?
Update?
Would be great if you could address insertional archillis tendinitis.
I have been suffering from this for the best part of 6 months.
Could barely walk with left achilles pain and swelling. Started doing the friction massage on Wednesday and by Friday noon I'm pain-free, swelling is way down and walking normally. AMAZING! Thank you both for all the great advice.
R u completely Ok now
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If yes
Please give me some tips
And how much time it took to recover?????
I question icing an area where there is such poor blood flow? I have had severe achelles tendon troubles for 5 years. The bone spurs that are being pulled up off my heel bone looks like a claw on x-ray.
Wow this is exercise is absolutely magic!
I had this I was limping for two weeks it was terrible, I iced two times daily and massaged with pain relief gel boom it's gone and more important is give rest completely, trust me when u give rest to your tendon it'll cure By Itself don't worry you will be alright, and thank you for fixing my broken heart❤
blue shirt guy sounds like norm mcdonald
Definitely went to the university of science.
Bob and Brad thank you so much for the self treatment tips. Have had great trouble with right foot from sprinting in sports I play. The pinch technique really made a difference.
Did it cure it or improve it?
Really improved it. Better than any other technique I could do myself.
I've been researching into plantar foot treatments and found a great website at Natural Foot Wizard (google it if you're interested)
Gentlemen- I wish my Dr at Mayo Clinic would have given me the advise you did!!!
I started doing the pinch technique and my achilles heel greatly improved too.
I have that in my right Achilles
where is the video for thumb tendonitis after doing this treatment? haha, my thumbs getting super sore doing the treatment😅
You guys are so helpful, informative & funny, thank you so much!
You are most welcome :)
Can a person can walk after the surgery of totally tored tendon ... please reply I'm suffering right now... I have a surgery 1week back ..... Can a person walk normally after a surgery??? How many months it will take to recover as a normal leg ...?? Please reply sir
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I went to the doctor and she gave me a boot to wear. No exercises. Hurt like heck! Thanks you guys! Love you!
Change your doctor... she sucks
I've been having a lot of burning and tightness in both of my Achilles tendon been having trouble walking and I've been icing it like crazy been using heat pad I've took all kinds of pain medications and I still have this problem. I'm out of things to try hopefully it gets better soon
Did you try it?
Thank you guys for your info. Can I continue physical activities such as, Crossfit, jogging, jumping rope? Also, do I need the compression garments for my Achilles and are these garments worth it?
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Can I do these exercises with a new injury or are they too aggressive?
I'm a 60 year-old 30 miles per week runner, and my achilles has been acting up for several months. It's just as you said, I lay off, do ice and stretches, etc., and try a short run when it feels better, only to spend the next several days very sore limping around again. I'm anxious to get started with the therapy and massage you're talking about here. Thanks for the video, and keep up the good work.
15 yrs ago I snapped my right Achilles tendon. Here I am now doing 5-6 miles a day and my right Achilles is super sore and I walk with a limp during this time. I took 4 days off, feels better, 3 miles in gradually got more and more painful and now I'm limping again tonite. Ill try the ice and rubbing it again. It hurts so badly and is so tender I can't rub with hardly any pressure. I'll try everything they said but if anybody's got any advice or experienced the same I'd love to hear about it.
How are you doing now?
@@n.buckets4821 I basically had to take the last 7 mths off of no running. It's still sore but much less so now...I"m literally going to start running again today. I've gained too much weight to not even try to start running again so I"m hopeful.
Dealing with this for 4-5 years… thank you.. already feeling relief!!!
Thank you for this information. I am also experiencing this for 3 years. I thought I had a gout cause of eating too much legumes and beans.
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Been having trouble with my Achilles heel for the last couple of years. Some of these exercises were recommended by a physiotherapist that I had a consultation with. However, it continues to become painful when doing exercise (especially painful when pressure from light jumping, squats). So I’m going to try the massage method, then the other exercise stretching/ strengthening strategies that were mentioned in this video. I hope it helps! If not, back to the GP for me! Lol.
How’s it going man
Also, rub the OPPOSITE Achilles 🙂it works......
Thanks for sharing
Have had pain in my Achilles tendon on and off for some time and after a day of doing these exercises I have nothing more than an occasional mild twinge. Am hopeful if I continue for some time I can rid myself of all the pain. Thanks Bob and Brad.
Glad we could help!
You guys are phenomenonal. Credit to you legends for sharing your expertise and selfless attitude to pass on experience to help others!!!
The pain is just about the heel. Between where you were pinching and the bottom of my heel. Hurts like crazy when I push on it. Every morning I can hardly walk, until I get some blood flow. I'm stretching on the slanted board too, icing and rubbing. I have been fighting this for about 3 years. The pain is on the heel bone. Thoughts?
Richard Rivera I have the same when I play football have u found a diagnosis yet ?
Work on the plantar fascia by rubbing the bottom of your foot on a tennis ball. If the plantar fascia is too tight it will make the Achilles tight.
I have the exact same back of heel pain, low on heel. The calve stretching helps but its still swollen. Did you find anything to fix your problem?
Angela Kate I just changed my shoes and did stretches before every bit of exercising, it’s improved a lot.
@@archierobinson9324 Bone spurs, maybe
I'm going to do everything you say and find out if I have a tear or not thank you so much for this video so much easier cuz I have a pain center that has physical therapy but I can't walk or do anything right now so wait with the massaging at least I can do that while I'm in capacitated
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Thank you so much for this. I just started watching this, today. In my job as a line cook in an extremely busy restaurant, the last few months have made my shifts so painful. I'll be working on this every day. The toe raises is what I'm working on right now. It hurts like hell, but watching this video is encouraging.
It's great to hear that you'll try it, let us know how it works!
How come I had no indication of this problem , when I went to bed last night, but woke up with so much pain I couldn’t even walk on it
The same happened to me, I've been limping around for several months.
Excruciating pain, to say the least😫
I'll be damned! They really are the two best physical therapists on the internet.
F*** YES!!!
May want to suggest some lotion while rubbing, I rubbed as you said switched hands rubbing and finished rubbing really hard and wound up burning my skin from rubbing so hard. Had to put on hold until burns healed. Just bought some Shea butter and will start trying again in away or so. I have a tendency to go all in, most may not rub as hard as I did but I want this fixed so went a little overboard
I'm so grateful for this video. Over 12 years of dealing with tenderness in my heel.. I'm doing this now daily before going back to the shots and wearing that big black heavy boot. So far this has helped. Thank you.
6:28 Thought he was going to say activity with the police.
Thank you so much for all this information guys. It's really helping me. Lately, my Aquilles tendons have been hurting a lot from working out. I've stopped exercising because I don't want to tear my tendons, but for how long should I rest? When should I resume my work out?
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Dancing en pointe again & pointe shoes r by no means easy on the achilles 😂 that massaging felt good immediately
I had to stop doing what I love the most. I need to heal my pain. I hope this can help me.
I got this n i be trynna go skateboard nd it starts to hurt again im glad im watchin this because it’s painful after a few tricks
Glad we could help :)
How do you know when you should rest from working out. I feel it when I wake up in the morning then after walking on it for a while I dont feel it anymore. Sometimes I feel it when I start running but after a mile or so the pain goes away. It's not getting any worse but its not getting better either.
Vince Lombardi I'm in the same situation.. I'm a runner but this last year I've been very inactive and living with bad eating habits and gaining some wait... I decided to sign up for the army and started running and excersising like crazy, then I had a injury too my achilles... I can run but it's sore the next day, I also have to run more flatfooted on my injured foot, the irony of it all is that I'm supposed to ship to basic in a week from now...
Lately I've been using the foam roller on my calves. it helps it a lot. There are a lot of videos on how to do it the right way using the foam roller. You don't want to use it over where the soreness is but a few inches away from it and up the calve. We have to be careful to know the difference between if your really injured there or it just being sore from a hard workout. You don't want it to tear or rupture because you will be out from running for months if that happens.
Vince Lombardi ok thx for the reply I wanted to use the roller technique myself, but with only a few days left for me I don't know if it'll benefit me enough but I'm stretching it and icing it alot. I'm still going to basic either way.
Hello! I'm watching videos to see if anyone is in the same situation I'm in and you are the first I've come across in like 5 videos. As you said I feel it first thing in the morning but as I walk around or jog into my workout it goes away for the day. It's been a year since you posted your comment but could you say if the foam rollers helped ? Has the situation resolved itself or are you still in the same situation to this day? Thank you so much. I'm deciding or not whether to go to the doctor or to do these methods to keep it at bay
@@Theanielas how do basic go ?
Alrightie... I'll give it a try - but only because you two just entertained me! (PT twice... but I'll try again 18 months and counting).
Thank u.. My one arcilles tendon is so sore when I walk.. And I'm going to try the massage technique!
Tonya Olsen how did you make out?
Died
@@Treerootz1 hahahahahahhaahahaha
@@Treerootz1 😂 think I'll skip the massage
These guys are amazing. I am completely flabbergasted how effective this ended up being. I’ve been dealing with this pain for 2 months and from one day to another it’s drastically reduced. Going to keep this up because I can already see it’s going to work. Easiest sub of my life.
Wow, thank you soooooo much...new subscriber from the UK :) I've been suffering with this for ages, didn't know what it was and just did a search on here, really glad I found you as I have realised I have both Achilles tendonitis & plantar problems...I have flat feet so have the same pain in both legs/feet, I don't have it through a sports or exercise injury, I think it's just because I'm getting older and these old bones and muscles just don't want to work anymore. Followed your instructions and can't believe how much better it feels already as I've had constant pain even when resting and unbelievably after just one lot of the excersizes etc you've shown my pain has eased considerably. I have a request....if possible could you do (or do you have) a video with help on what footwear is better for these conditions as I struggle to find comfortable shoes, I know there are gel type supports for heels, toes and arches but have no idea if any of them would help...any suggestions would be most gratefully received. Ann
achilles tendonitis came on suddenly...over night. It was so painful the only thing I could think of was to stretch my foot straight up and side to side, then downward. The downward was the most painful of all. 3am, here I am looking for relief for the pain on the internet. I found your site and am trying your techniques. I am 71, wear a 2-3" heel some days to work, other days tennis shoes. I sit most of the days [I am a teacher], yet walk a bit around the building as well. Hope this works! Thank you for your you tubes guys, enjoyed watching you and learning (I also subscribed)
“I go light bob then I go REALLY HARD”
"Ooh I'm a little bit tender there, Brad"
You are guys are the best! I watch your videos with whatever is ailing me. Back, shoulder, tendinitis, plantar fasciitis.
Damn my pain dissappear completely after 10 secs. I discover this early
Hello doctors , how are you . I have surgery about 31 days ago. I am ex professional marathon runner. This happens first time with me.
THIS INTROO I STOPED TO SAY ITS SO ADORABLE I LOVE IT! 👏👏 😂
Update : i want to say your advice is really good I would totally go over 15 mins on doing that while I'd watch netflix because I can't keep my hands rested while I watch things 😂 and I have tendinitis because I spend my time TOO MUCH Indoors not doing sport, not walking enough daily so at least resting now that I have this issue again, your advice is so good for me as I would use it when Id be resting just for the reason I can't walk or stand up too much so THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Gia Cosmos is it working?
I’m dunking my foot into a cooler of ice and water , anyone else try this?
I get the ice pack and wrap a towel around it and tie it to my achilles and lay with it for about 15 to 20 minutes with it there
this helped a lot. Thank you!