What Are the Risk Factors for Achilles Tendinitis?
Achilles tendinitis can affect anyone, irrespective of your age or sex. However, there are certain factors that increase your chances of developing this condition, they include:
- Taking fluoroquinolone, a class of antibiotics [6]
- Having a body weight that’s higher than typical
- Trying a new sport
- Working out on an uneven surface
- Wearing inappropriate shoes while exercising
- Having bone spurs on your heel
- Starting exercising more frequently or more intensely
- Having tight or weak calf muscles
- Having diabetes
Studies show that Achilles tendinitis is more common in men and people older than 30.