A member asked:

Having sharp pain in back of right heel extending to ankle. padding, stretching, and nsaids don't help. what might be wrong?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

Maybe foreign body!: A small foreign body can sometimes be picked up on physical exam by transillumination using a small bright flashlight. Very cool tool to use on physical exaM.

Answered 1/3/2016

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Achilles tendonopath: or a neuritis. does squeezing the tendon itself hurt? how would you characterize the pain? a nerve entrapment is a possibility as well.

Answered 1/3/2016

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