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“I have been experiencing pain in my heel when I first wake up in the morning. The pain lasts for the first few steps in the morning and by the time I make it to the kitchen it’s gone. I also noticed that when I start moving after a period of prolonged sitting the pain comes back. What is happening, and why does my heel hurt after not doing anything?”

When creating an exercise program, you always have to consider what you are trying to achieve. This may be something sport specific, weight loss or a certain goal you want to achieve, such as mastering a chin up. Having an idea of your goal will determine how to order your program. Read on for Andrew Mangani’s programming tips.

Tendinopathy refers to a broad term surrounding painful conditions in/around tendons in response to overuse. It is characterised by micro-tears, collagen disarray, and a range of cellular changes in the tendon.

I have been training to complete the 10km run at the Melbourne marathon and have started to experience Achilles pain during my runs. It has been going on for 8 weeks now and isn’t settling. I experience it at the start of my run but goes away about 1km in but is worse about an hour after I stop. It is also quite sore first thing in the morning when I get out of bed. Nothing I do seems to help to reduce the pain when I go back to running. What can I do to manage this pain?

“I have been doing a lot of house renovations recently and have started to experience pain on the outside of my elbow with opening jars and carrying the shopping. It gets better with the more I move, but gets worse once in have stopped moving. My GP says that I have Tennis Elbow, how can I have this when I don’t play tennis?”