What causes Achilles tendinitis?
What causes Achilles tendinitis?
Achilles tendinitis is caused by a great deal of stress on the feet. It is a common athletic injury. Things that can cause tendinitis include:
- Pushing the body too fast and too soon
- A sudden increase in activity
- Sports that have quick starts and stops
- Poor fitting shoes/bad footwear
- Injury to the Achilles tendon
- Running or exercising on uneven ground
- Running uphill
- Tight calf muscles
- Bone spur (extra bone growth in the heel that rubs the tendon and causes pain)
- Flat arches, feet that roll in (overpronation), and weak calf muscles
- Not warming up before exercising