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Achilles Tendinitis

The band of tissue known as the Achilles tendon joins the lower leg's calf muscles to the heel bone. Overuse of the Achilles tendon may cause inflammation. After jogging or engaging in other physical activity, Achilles tendinitis pain frequently starts as a minor soreness at the back of the leg or above the heel. Additionally, a person may feel tender or stiff, especially in the morning, which typically gets better with light exercise.

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I have an uncomfortable feeling in my right foot. What to do?

Query: Hi doctor, On my right leg, I am unable to pull my foot back and stretch my calf. This creates an uncomfortable feeling quite often as it always feels like I need to stretch it. I am not sure if this would have anything to do with my ankle being rolled on the same leg (right) earlier in the year. Ho...  Read Full »


Shakti Mishra

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, your condition might have occurred due to tightness of the Achilles tendon or calf muscle tightness.We need to check for any kind of ankle mortise popping out of position. Sometimes, the talus bone gets locked up due to unusual twisting.There might be strain due t...  Read Full »

Is it normal to experinece pain after deep tissue massage to tight calf muscles?

Query: Hello doctor, I was suffering from minor Achilles tendinopathy and visited a physiotherapist today to get it checked. During the session, he performed some deep tissue massage on the calf (which was very tight) to relax it, which was very painful. After the massage, I experienced sharp pains while w...  Read Full »


Sreenivasa Rao

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your concern. Sometimes, usually, they try to break the trigger points, and it would have caused discomfort. The technique itself is pro-inflammatory techniques and will induce some more inflammation so that healing happens. So do not worry. Now, I request yo...  Read Full »

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