Figure heel pain

Heel pain

1. Achilles tendon -
   Tendo calcaneus
2. Ankle bone -
   Talus
3. Bursa
   between Achilles tendon and
   Heel bone -
   Bursa subachillea
4. Bursa
   between Achilles tendon and heel bone
5. Heel bone -
   Calcaneus
6. Sole tendon plate -
   Plantar aponeurosis
7. Lower ankle joint -
   Articulatio talocalcaneonavicularis
   Causes:
   A - irritation and inflammation -
   of the bursa (Bursitis),
   Achilles tendon attachment,
   Sole tendon plate
   B - Lower (plantar)
   Heel spur and upper
   (dorsal) heel spur -
   bony outgrowth
   Therapy:
   C - rest -
   Avoid strenuous sports
   D - Transitionally special
   adapted shoes, insoles,
   Heel cushion and pad
   E - cooling -
   Ice cubes or cooling pads
   (wrapped in a towel)
   F - connective tissue massages
   (Physiotherapy),
   physical therapy
   G - TENS
   (Transcutaneous Electrical
   Nerve stimulation),
   Shock wave therapy
   (for heel spurs)
   H - painkillers -
   from the NSAR group
   (e.g. ibuprofen or diclofenac)

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