A Simple Stretch You Can Do On Your Achilles' Tendon
To Help Relieve Heel Pain
by Nicole Niemiec
If you spend a lot of time on your feet or if you often wear uncomfortable
shoes, odds are at one time or another you have experienced heel pain.
Many times, heel pain is a result of a weak or overworked Achilles' Tendon. Your Achilles' Tendon or "heel cord" is the rope-like
muscle at the back of your foot that connects your heel and foot to
the back of your leg. By regularly stretching your Achilles' Tendon
you can help relieve heel pain.
The best way to stretch your Achilles' Tendon
is to perform the following stretch:
- 1. Stand about
three feet from a wall and place your hands on the wall.
- 2. Lean toward
the wall -- bringing one leg forward and bending your arms at the
elbows.
- 3. Keep your
back and your back leg straight with your heel on the floor. (If
you're doing it correctly, you should feel a gentle stretch in the
calf muscle of your back leg.)
- 4. Hold this
stretch for a short while.
- 5. Repeat
with the other leg.
- 6. Do this
stretch regularly to relieve heel pain.
If your pain doesn't go away or is severe, visit your doctor. This
is a great stretch to do before walking to prevent soreness in your
heel.
Source: American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society
Article submitted to Time for Fitness by Nicole Niemiec.
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