Hallmarks of a functional medicine approach include: 1  Patient-centered care. The focus of functional medicine is on patient-centered care, promoting health as a positive vitality, beyond just the absence of disease.  An integrative, science-based healthcare approach. Functional medicine practitioners look âupstreamâ to consider the complex web of interactions in the patientâs history, physiology, and lifestyle that can lead to illness.
By Mayo Clinic Staff. Achilles tendinitis is caused by repetitive or intense strain on the Achilles tendon, the band of tissue that connects your calf muscles to your heel bone. This tendon is used when you walk, run, jump or push up on your toes.
1 doctor agreed: Achilles related: The area of the ankle behind the heel is where the achilles tendon attaches. If you are concerned with this area, you may want to have the foot/ankle specialist check it. Conditions like achilles tendinitis and retrocalcaneal bursitis can cause swelling which can feel like pressure. Get ...Read more.