Achilles tendinitis is inflammation and irritation, of the Achilles
tendon (the tendon that connects the muscles of the calf to the
heel).
Symptoms usually include pain in the heel when walking or running.
The tendon is usually painful to touch and the skin over the
tendon may be swollen and warm.
Achilles tendinitis may make you more likely to have an Achilles
rupture. This condition usually causes a sharp pain, like someone
hit you in the back of the heel with a stick.
