Pain at the Back of the Heel? Ten of the Most Common Causes and What to do About It

Pain at the back of the heel can take on many forms: It can be a sharp pain, a stinging pain, or a burning sensation. It can come on suddenly or gradually. Sports physio Maryke discusses ten of the most common causes of pain at the back of the heel, how to distinguish between them, and what you can do to make it better. 👉 Some of the products mentioned in the video - available on Amazon: ✅ Heel raising shoe inserts: https://geni.us/lA7G ✅ Shoe inserts to support your foot arch: https://geni.us/DVdYqBy 🌟Need more help with your injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at TMA online via video call for an assessment of your Achilles injury and a tailored treatment plan: https://www.treatmyachilles.com 📽️ Videos with more detail on the stuff we mention in this video: ▶️ Relative Rest    • Why Relative Rest is Important for Achille...   ▶️ Exercises For Achilles Tendonitis    • Exercises For Achilles Tendonitis/Tendinop...   ▶️ Partial Achilles Tears    • Partial Achilles Tear Treatment   ▶️ Achilles Tendon Complete Tears    • Achilles Tendon Tears - Diagnosis and Trea...   ▶️ Achilles Rehab after Surgery    • Achilles Rehab after Surgery - Exercises a...   ▶️ Heel Bursitis    • Heel Bursitis - Causes and Treatment   ▶️ Posterior ankle impingement    • Posterior Ankle Impingement - Symptoms, Di...   ▶️ Nerves    • Tingling Heel & Achilles - Causes & Treatment   ▶️ Peroneal tendon    • Peroneal Tendinopathy or Tendonitis - Caus...   ▶️ Plantaris tendon    • Plantaris Tendonitis - Symptoms and Treatment   ▶️ Posterior tibialis tendon    • How to Get Rid of Posterior Tibial Tendonitis   And here's that research article about fascia cruris tears: Webborn, N., et al. (2015). "Acute tear of the fascia cruris at the attachment to the Achilles tendon: a new diagnosis." British Journal of Sports Medicine 49(21): 1398-1403. 📚Chapters in this video: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:09 Achilles tendonitis 00:02:52 Achilles tears or ruptures 00:05:46 Heel bursitis 00:08:28 Fascia cruris 00:10:28 Posterior ankle impingement 00:12:49 Local nerve irritation 00:15:26 Nerve pain from lower back 00:17:55 Peroneal tendon 00:19:33 Plantaris tendon 00:21:33 Posterior tibialis tendon 00:23:35 Flexor hallucis longus tendon 00:25:31 How we can help ------------------- 🖥️Some of the software we use to run our online physiotherapy practice: ➡️ Website hosting and management - Wix: https://geni.us/uyiB ➡️ Appointment scheduling - Acuity: https://geni.us/ayXb91 ➡️ Consultations - Zoom One (Pro): https://geni.us/eEeC ➡️ Rehab exercise library - Wibbi: https://geni.us/JIODEpQ (Free trial plus discount via this link) ➡️ Patient satisfaction survey - Typeform: https://geni.us/1Pn4F5p ➡️ In-house task planner - Notion: https://geni.us/yArdF6 ➡️ Patient notes - Cliniko: https://geni.us/L5Q3H (Get £30 off your subscription via this link) ➡️ Bookkeeping - FreeAgent: https://geni.us/TZfc7b (Get 10% off your subscription via this link) ➡️ Taking online payments - Square: https://geni.us/nZUbyi (Get a choice of rewards via this link) 👉 Some links here are to places where you can buy something relevant. If you do, we may get a small commission at no extra cost to you.