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Health Encyclopedia: Achilles Tendinitis
Tendinitis of the heel
Symptoms
Symptoms usually include pain in the heel when walking or running. The tendon is usually painful to touch and the skin over the tendon may be swollen and warm.
Achilles tendinitis may make you more likely to have an Achilles rupture. This condition usually causes a sharp pain, like someone hit you in the back of the heel with a stick.
Signs and tests
On physical exam, a doctor will look for tenderness along the ...
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