Achilles Tendon Rupture

Heel pain

• Rapidly developing

• Sudden movement during physical activity

• Pain at the heel tendon

• Severe

• During or after running or other sport activities like stair climbing or sprinting, After a popping or snapping sound

Sudden inability to stand on toes

Enlarged feet or ankle

• In both feet or ankles, In one side

• Swelling, lump or nodule only above the back of the heel

Trouble walking

Stop and go sports

or Stepping into a hole or falling from a height on feet

or Wearing high heels daily or for prolonged durations

Overweight or obese

Preexisting achilles tendon problems

or Foot with a very high arch

or Flat feet

Use of steroids

or Use of fluoroquinolones