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.
Plantar Fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of pain on the bottom of the heel and usually defined by pain during the first steps of the morning. Pulled or Strained Calf Muscle. calf strain occurs when part of the muscles of the lower leg (gastrocnemius or soleus) are pulled from the Achilles tendon.