Achilles tendonitis and PMR

[YogaJM]

Does anyone know a connection between Achilles tendonitis and PMR? I had a very painful, swollen Achilles tendon in 2020, which lasted for a good year, then developed a PMR- like illness, Eosinophilic Fasciitis, in 2022. Down to 2.5mg Pred. now. In the last few weeks I have developed Achilles tendonitis again - not as bad as the first time - yet. Both diseases affect the tendon or tendon sheath. Just wondered if anyone else has had both?

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[PMRpro Ambassador]

Tendinitis can be part of PMR so your first episode could possibly have been PMR visiting on the quiet, However, PMR in general seems to settle in our weak spots - something I have thought for some years and Sarah Mackie said something similar in a talk recently. Then pred also increases the risk of achilles tendinitis - and do you have any history of being given a first generation quinolone antibiotic for an infection? Their names end in -floxacin and there are enough warnings about their use but they are ignored! If they are used along with corticosteroids, the risk increases a lot and apparently even the history of having a quinolone adds to it.

[YogaJM in reply to PMRpro]

Can’t think of any antibiotics in recent years PMRpro, but many thanks for your comments. I think I have caught the tendinitis earlier this time. Trying local anti- inflammatory ointment. Last time I found that the recommended stretching exercises seemed to make it worse, so I’m going with more pampering this time.

Again, you Ambassadors are great, thanks.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to YogaJM]

It is such a pain - literally and metaphorically, since you can do almost nothing without using a foot!!!