Achilles Tendonitis
Signs and Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of tendonitis include:

• Mild pain after exercise or running that gradually gets worse
• A noticeable sense of sluggishness in your leg
• Episodes of diffuse or localized pain, sometimes severe, along the tendon during or a few hours after running
• Morning tenderness about an inch and a half above the point where the Achilles tendon is attached to the heel bone
• Stiffness that generally diminishes as the tendon warms up with use
• Some swelling