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Pain at the back of Heel Bone
Dear Sir/ madam,
I'm a Soccer player and playing it for about a decade now. I have suffered from various injuries over the years and have recovered quickly.
But for the past 5 to 6 months I'm having pain at the back of my heel bone (insertional achilles part) on both the legs. If I press the spot at the back of heel I can feel the pain.
I did consult few doctors. No bursa/spurs found in X-rays. They provided some treatment but the pain still exists.
Pain increases whenever I sprint or jog for long time or even walk after being idle for sometime.
For the past 2 months, I'm have not stressed my legs with any kind of physical activity along with prescribed treatment. But still no improvement. It's really frustrating and I'm afraid regarding my health now.
Kindly guide/advice me on what should be the effective way in treating my problem.
Thanks in advance
Naveen
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Hello there
The very fact that both your back of the hell points pain when you jog or run....points out to the direction that it might be a stress bearing pain .....
You would need sonographic evaluation of your achilles tendon to see any swelling,thickness etc ....there could be internal and external factors associated with it.... recently a sprint runner had reported to me with similar problem but for only right leg....his sonography revealed severe thickning of TA at insertion point.
He is undergoing rehabilitation and has recoverd almost 70% in one month now.
Regards.
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Dr Raviraj Francis
MPTh(Rehab).MPT(MSk).UK
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