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.
Chronic, long-lasting Achilles tendon disorders can range from overuse injuries to tearing of the tendon. Pain in the heel is often caused by a combination of both acute and chronic problems, including inflammation (paratenonitis, insertional tendonitis and retrocalcaneal bursitis) and tendinosis. Anatomy of the lower leg, featuring the Achilles tendon and the muscles of the calf.