Achilles tendonitis from bike riding

One of the common injuries a bicyclist must face is the pain in the Achilles tendons; that’s the muscle connecting the foot and the calf. These injuries occur also while running jumping, and hill climbing.

Achilles tendon’s job is to stabilize and push the gastrocnemius muscle, also known as calf. If the heel is extended for a long time, the tendon fibers start tearing down and become inflamed. This results in not being able to freely rotate the foot. Untreated Achilles tendons become weaker, leading to rapture of the tendon and then tearing. Surgical intervention is inevitable in this kind of situation.

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