Dry Needling for Achilles Tendinitis

Pain started in bottom of foot Progressed to back of heel and spur formed. Tried cortizone pills, dry needling, physical therapy, and night splint along with orthotic shoes. No long-term success with any treatment.

Pain and soreness in heell

I had three episodes. The key each time was 8 weeks or so NO, zero, nada running. It has been a year since the last episode. I did have ART, Graston, needling......it greatly improved recovery time. The assessment isolated the root cause and I began a functional strength routine for hips, gluteus.

I have been dealing with a sore/tender achilles at about the midway point. I have done PT, dry needling, ice massage, and eccentric heel drops. There is very little to no tightness or stiffness in the morning, however there is a bump that is there when I wake in the morning. After about 2 minutes of walking around it is gone or if I gently massage it, it also goes away.

I have not run for about 10 days. I have been battling this for about 8 weeks now. I was running intermittently, but I have pulled the plug entirely on running now. I can walk around with no issues at all.

Has anybody dealt with something like this bump in the morning only to have it go away?

I've been battling chronic achilles tendinosis for about a year and a half, I shut down running for a full year. What I've found is PT (particularly ASTEM treatment and dry needling) have helped immensely.

Also, not to rag on the stick but I've found the trigger point grid roller to be much more effective. Every morning I heat pat the area, roll it out for a few and then get a good stretch in the calf/ankle.

After two years of chronic achilles tendonitis to the point where going down stairs was an issue it was suggested I try dry needling. I was very sceptical and thought it might be tantamount to voodoo. After just three sessions..no pain...the inflammation I had for over two years...gone. 18 months later....no reoccurrence. I am reluctant to ever come on to a forum and give suggestions for medical treatment for injuries. You might want to look into the procedure and consult with a medical professional.

Try looking into dry needling. It helped myself with Achilles problems in the past and my friend with hamstring issues. I believe it basically helps bring more blood flow to the area.

I'm six months, two weeks into my insertional Achilles tendinitis. I've seen my physician, physical therapist and orthopedic surgeon. After typical stretching and cross training failed to help I sought out acupuncture (dry needling), which has helped tremendously in the past three weeks. I couple that with sleeping in a Strasbourg sock and am on track to hit the road next week.

I've been injured before, but have never been couched this long. It is better to heal fully than exacerbate any injury, despite the frustration, so that we can continue running for the long term.