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What disease or condition could explain pain in the ankle and achilles' tendon without an injury or sprain?

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Medications: Some medications such as Levaquin (levofloxacin) will create achilles tendonitis. You should have it checked.

Answered 6/27/2014

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Inflammation: Achilles' tendon pain is usually caused by 1) tendinitis 2) bursitis 3) sprain.

Answered 12/10/2013

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How far does the Achilles tendon ascend in the leg? What is a common diagnostic tool to diagnose injury/disease of the tendon that isn't ruptured?

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Out of nowhere, i developed sudden pain in my right ankle on and beside my Achilles tendon. Its a constant ache and i can't recall injury to it. Help?

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Start with heel pain, then Achilles tendon pain. Now both gone but pain goes to whole ankle. Feel ankle pain at dawn when sleep as well. No injury.

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I had an MRI and xrays nothing showed but that i now have swelling of the Achilles tendon and an extra bone and muscle after 7 month ankle injury?

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I hurt my ankle the other day.There is a small bruise near the Achilles tendon area there doesn't seem to be any swelling. My ankle clicked right after the injury but it seems to have subsided 2 days after the injury.can stand on toes.should see doc?

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