Injured Achilles

Achille's ruptures are a fairly common occurrence and they tend to happen more often in sports that include jumping and fast side to side movements. They can also occur in just everyday life by stepping off of a curb wrong or going up a flight of stairs. Unfortunately, as important as it is for you to get back to exercise and work out, new work outs that are jumped into too quickly can lead to many injuries because you can irritate your tendons due to overstress.

So, how can an Achille's injury be treated. There are two options, either conservative or surgical. Either way, it is important that you get to your podiatrist as quickly as possible. Achilles injuries are an emergency and require immediate treatment. If surgery is being sought after, it is best to have surgery within the first 24-48 hours. if you wait, then it doesn't really matter when surgery is because your tendon will have already started to retract. While you wait to go to the doctor, you need to stay off of it, ice, prop your foot up and take some ibuprofen if needed.

If you have injured your Achilles, you should seek care from your  podiatrist. There could be an injured Achilles that can become much worse if not taken care of quickly. If you live in the Chatham or North Reading, Massachusetts area, Dr. Wachtel would be more than happy to see you and help treat your feet. We are also happy to announce our Methuen and North Andover offices located at 451 Andover St. Suite 300, North Andover MA 01845 and 87 Jackson St, Methuen, MA 01835.