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Heel Spur
A dorsal heel spur appears on the back of the heel, near the point where the Achilles tendon connects to the heel ...
This week we are going to discuss the topic of heel spurs or traction apophysitis of the heel/calcaneus bone. Traction apophysitis is a term for a spur that occurs at a tendon attachment ...
Tendinitis, also known as tendonitis, is the inflammation of a tendon ... also contribute to Achilles tendinitis. For some, the cause is an enlargement of bone in the heel, known as ...
Background Orthotic heel lifts are thought to lower tension in the Achilles tendon, but the evidence supporting this is equivocal. Objective To investigate the effect of a 12 mm in-shoe orthotic ...