Your tendons are soft tissues that connect your muscles to the bones. If you overuse your muscles, you could strain the tendons and develop TENDONITIS.
Initially, you will experience pain and swelling and it will come and go quickly. But, if you do not let the muscles rest and continue to use that set of muscles too often the outer layer of the tendon may swell or some of the fibers in the tendon may rip apart. If you keep straining this set of muscles you will develop tendonitis.
WHERE ARE THE TENDONS LOCATED?
There are four major tendons in the foot and ankle:
1. Achilles Tendon
2. Posterior Tibial Tendon
3. Anterior Tibial Tendon
4. Peroneal Tendon
The Achilles Tendon is located in the back of the foot. It connects the calf muscle to the heel bone. If you have tendonitis in the achilles you will have pain when your foot touches down or when your heel lifts off the ground.
The Posterior Tibial Tendon is located on the inside of the ankle and foot. If the pain is in this tendon you will feel it hurt when your foot pushes forward off the ground, or when it moves back and forth.
The Anterior Tibial Tendon is on the front of your foot. It is where your foot first meets the ground. If this tendon is strained your pain will happen when you are going up and down the stairs.
The Peroneal Tendon is located on the outside of your foot. It wraps along the bottom of your foot, from the outside to the inside. You may experience pain when standing.
The best way to relieve the pain right away is ice and heat. Your Podiatrist may recommend anti-inflammatory medications and you should limit your use of these muscles and rest them for a few days.
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