Do any of you get Achilles tendonitis when you backpack? I've

I would mention it at a doctor's appointment first. I have tendinitis in my right knee from a football injury and to me it just doesn't seem like your boots cause it.

>>851168
>>851171

imo you can try go to a doctor but it's a waste of time with stuff like this. they are about as clueless as your average dog when it comes to these pains. stretch it more when it doesn't hurt and try working out on your calves get a feel for how many repetitions cause pain. you can try to decrease repetition and increase weight.

i fucked up my knees during a hike well it was 2 consecutive hikes and i did not rest enough between them. what fixed it for me was lifting weights doing squats with 200+ lbs. after a few weeks the pain stopped and never returned before that for years my leg could barely support my weight.

trial and error see what works. maybe new shoes will work. who knows?

>>851168
I have it from wearing boots when I was a paramedic, I have crippling pain and stiffness in my ankles every day that I wake up

>>851181
My pain only happens when I am hiking downhill and shortly thereafter. If I take a break for an hour, I'm usually good for another hour or two depending on the terrain. Right now I have no pain at all, it's just inflamed (been a day since I got back).

>>851168

Get proper boots and proper insoles.

Pack less weight.

Buy lighter gear.

No, I have never felt any pain related to backpacking in my life

>>851168

Dont tie your boots extremely tight.

Dont wear very high boots, ie military-style.

If you notice all high end mountaneering boots aren't that high at all. They all go above the ankle and that's about it

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>>851168
I wear Keen voyageur mids and no issues, maybe see a foot/ankle chiro?

>>851229
At one point I did loosen the laces and it helped a bit, but I didn't think I had them all that tight in the first place. The Voyageurs are mids.

>>851168
>Keen Voyageurs
change shoes, I have had the same shit 2 times before, if you have full leather combat boots then you can wear them to being usable (through greasing them a lot and personal suffering). With those, they will stay being shit, my suggestion, stop wearing those and wait a few weeks and then try with different shoes.

>>851756
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even the same model, but different pair can be ok, its probably just a minute production error that is mismatching with your leg. I usually hike in combat boots, ever used only 2 different types (all-together 5 pairs of boots). 2 pairs gave me inflammation (eventually, whenever i moved the foot the tendon actually made a rubbery sound of friction), I completely ditched 1 pair, the other pair got treated with a lot of grease and after a while the pressure to the tendon dissapeared.

>>851168

Don't go to a reg doctor, instead see one who specializes in athletic crap.

Went several yrs with a crap ton of knee and ankle pains, every thing docs were suggesting was not working. Went and see sporty Mc fuck face, he did more in session, than the other docs did in several yrs.

>>851222
You don't sound as though you're suffering from tendonitis. Try hiking in some tennis shoes on similar terrain and see how your pain is affected. If you have tendonitis it should be hurting all the time. If your boot is rubbing that's likely the problem- how you failed to see that I don't know.

No. But my gf broke her arm above the. Elbow camping last friday.

> turned an adventure into a rescue

If you don't mind jacking off, don't camp w/grills.