Heel Pain in Football and Soccer Players
- sam17903
- Sep 16
- 1 min read
Pain in the back of the heel in many sports and physical activities is often a sign of Achilles Tendinopathy. However, kicking sports such as football and soccer and particularly in soccer due to the angle at which the ball is kicked, the pain is more likely to be related to a condition called posterior impingement, where structures at the back of the foot are being repetitively compressed during the kicking motion, which involves what we refer to as plantarflexion.
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The actual diagnosis here is important because common treatments for Achilles Tendinopathy such as strengthening exercises into plantarflexion (calf raises) will not be affective and if done through a full range of motion will actually make this condition worse.
Athletes with pain in the back of the foot should seek medical advice, however taping techniques to rotate the heel maybe effective in reducing symptoms.
Here we go through a real life case with one of our trainers and high level soccer player Moe who was suffering from posterior impingement.
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