Achilles Tendonitis in a runner or any athlete can be extremely painful. You may not even be an athlete, just very active, this too can aggravate Achilles Tendonitis. Achilles Tendonitis is pain in the Achilles during walking or running. It is usually most common first steps in the morning or climbing up or down stairs. There are multiple treatments of Achilles Tendonitis. The one treatment that should be in everyone’s regimen is stretching.
But, what if you want to wear a brace to help your Achilles Tendonitis, some braces and splints are better then others based on the type of Achilles Tendonitis you suffer from. I wrote this article to help people find the correct Achilles tendonitis brace or splinth for their specific situation.
Best Achilles Tendonitis Braces:
McDavid Achilles Tendon Support– This is the ideal Achilles Tendonitis brace for runners and athletes. This brace provides support to the ankle, compression as well as thermal therapy. This brace can be worn while running or any athletic endeveaor. This will take stress and strain off of the Achilles. Now this brace is not ideal for severe cases of Achilles Tendonitis, and is designed primarily for the mild to moderate case in mind.
Bird and Cronin Plantar Fasciitis Night Splint– This should only be for Achilles Tendonitis that is painful first step in the mornings. If your Achilles Tendonitis is the most painful in the morning this brace will help stabilize and relax the Achilles Tendon at night, thereby elimination your pain when you first get out of bed. There are many different kinds of Night Splints available, and this is just one that I like.
ActiveWrap Foot and Ankle Wrap– If you are not a hard core athlete this is the wrap for you. It provides either ice treatment to your Achilles or Thermal treatment depending on what you prefer. This will help soothe the pain after a hard day, as well as provide compression to the Achilles.
New Balance Sports Medicine Titanium Ti22 Achilles Support– This brace is similar in contsruction to the McDavid Achilles support. However, it is embedded with Titanium which makes it a little bit stronger to hold up the rigors of training and running. If you are an intensive athlete and want a strong brace to hold up during training this is the brace for you.
CAM Walker– You are probably asking how come he did not address severe Achilles Tendonitis treatments. That is because in severe cases, you need to see a Podiatrist. They will probably put you in a brace such as that below which will imobilize the Achilles Tendon allowing it to heal.