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I have pain in my foot right at the achiles tendon what causes that?
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Achilles: Many causes, such as achilles tendonitis or tearing, haglund deformity (pump bump), os trigonum syndrome from boney impingement, stress fracture, neuritis, among others.
Answered 6/30/2021
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Several things: Injury, over stretching, pressure from a shoe rubbing on the back of the heel, certain antibiotics.
Answered 6/11/2015
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