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.
An Achilles tendon injury can affect both professional and amateur athletes. The Achilles tendon is one of the longer tendons in your body, stretching from the bones of your heel to your calf muscles. You can feel it -- a springy band of tissue at the back of your ankle and above your heel.It allows you to extend your foot and point your toes to the floor.ymptoms of an Achilles tendon injury are: 1  Pain along the back of your foot and above your heel, especially when stretching your ankle or standing on your toes; with tendinitis, pain may be mild and worsen gradually. 2  If you rupture the tendon, pain can be abrupt and severe. 3  Tenderness. 4  Swelling. 5  Stiffness.