10 Causes of Heel Pain
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Cause #7: Tendonitis
Tendons are found throughout the body. You can often feel them just under the skin. They are the string-like parts that move when you contract or relax your muscles. Their job is to allow the muscles to pull on other parts of the body allowing us to walk, lift, move our heads and many other functions.
These tendons are very strong, as they need to be. Despite this, though, they can become inflamed if overstretched or harmed in some other way. This is known as tendonitis and it can be very sore. Achilles tendonitis affects the Achilles tendon specifically, which can be felt at the back of the heel.
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