Achilles tendon pain, known more formally as Achilles Tendonitis, a condition characterized by the swelling and inflammation of the tendon immediately above the heel, is an affliction that has been a serious bother for many a pedestrian. Incidentally, although the Achilles tendon is the biggest in the human body, it is also the frailest, and hence extremely liable to injury. The effects of this condition reach as far as the knees and calf muscles – because the foot bears the entire weight of the body, an injury here affects the entire lower portion of our legs. Another similar condition is Pain in Arch of Foot, known in technical terms as Plantar Fasciitis, which has been recognized by the irritation and soreness it causes, as the colloquial name implies, in the arch of one’s foot. It occurs when the tough tissue that connects the heel to the toes becomes stretched to an abnormally large degree.
