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There are two main types of tendinitis that affect different parts of your tendon: Noninsertional Achilles tendinitis. In this type of injury, fibers in the middle of your tendon break down, swell, and get thick. It's more common in very active people, especially runners. Insertional Achilles...
Problems with blood vessels in your feet, such as peripheral arterial disease (a build-up of fatty deposits in arteries of the leg, restricting blood supply) or diabetes Tendonitis — inflammation in a tendon often also causing swelling, stiffness or weakness ...
In most cases, Elbow pain isn’t a serious problem, but because the elbow is useful in many ways, any pain to it can be disgraceful. Elbow pain can be felt on the inside or outside of the ankle or feel it along the Achilles tendon, connecting the muscles in the lower leg to the ...
Both muscles join together around the mid-calf level to form the Achilles tendon which attaches the calf to the foot at the back of the heel. The calf muscles play an important role when the foot is pushing off the ground when walking, running and jumping, and they help to stabilise th...
your doctor may order anultrasoundor MRI scans to help determine if a tendon is thickened, dislocated, or torn. But these tests are usually unnecessary for newly diagnosed cases. Your doctor may also assess whether you have similar problems, such asbursitis, which isinflammationof the fluid "cu...
Picture of the foot and heel bones, plantar fascia ligament, and Achilles tendon A bone spur (osteophyte) is a tiny pointed outgrowth of bone. Bone spurs are usually caused by local inflammation, such as fromdegenerative arthritis(osteoarthritis) or tendonitis. ...
Achilles tendon enthesopathy:Inflammation or degeneration at the insertion of the Achilles tendon into the calcaneus. It can lead to pain, swelling, and limited movement in the heel. Chronicstressor repetitive use is often a contributing factor. ...
and it accounts for 15% of all running injuries. Achilles tendonitis also may be related to faulty running technique or to poorly fitting shoes, if the back of the shoe digs into the Achilles tendon above the heel. Less often, Achilles tendonitis is related to an inflammatory illness, such ...
(sacroiliitis). There may also be enthesitis, or inflammation of the entheses, where tendon attaches to bone, resulting in pain at the kneecap, heel, or other locations. The Achilles tendon and plantar fascia attachment to the calcaneus are common sites. Another finding can be dactylitis, ...