What causes foot pain in the heal when bending down or pulling the toes back?
I have a pain in the back of my heal when I stetch out my Achilles tendon, however the pain is not the achilles. It generates from the right side of my left foot approximately halfwayy between the ankle bone and the bottom of the foot slighty off centered from the achilles. It usually hurts when I bend my foot. The pain is a sharp sting that feels like something is tearing. The pain doesn't last long when it occurs. It feels like whatever is generating the pain is not deep inside the foot.
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1. It does sound like it could be the achilles tendon to me. It can be shortened up, something that they do when pain is present, and they don't always release all the way. That means you should have use of the foot but when you do something that requires some of the length of the tendon to help out with, it's not there so it end up pulling on the end of least resistance, your heel. That is the most common problem to cause heel pain anyway. Here is how to release the achilles tendon so it goes back to it's full length:Achilles tendon:
While sitting and your leg on your lap, take both thumbs and place them side by side at about ankle height on the tendon on the back of your leg and apply pressure hard and hold. After 30 seconds slowly raise your toes up as far as you can, release the pressure but hold your foot there for another 30 seconds.
Before doing this take a deep breath and exhale, then try to keep your body this relaxed for best results.
