Dear all,Have just picked up an injury to my heel after two years of being injury free. I think it is a condition called Calcaneal Bursa, an inflammation of the back of the heel between the tendon skin and bone. Anyone had this injury? How long

UAN:209 Article type:-->SymptomsWhere the tendon joins the calcaneal bone, friction can cause the spaces between the tendon, bone and skin to swell and inflame with bursitis. This constitutes a calcaneal bursa. Apart from swelling over the back

Did a 7 mile run on sunday finishing with a sharp uphill of about 0.5 mile back to home. half way up this hill i felt some pain in my right heel. looking at the injury section A-Z it could be calcaneal bursa but it's not swollen but quite sore

Anybody have any ideas about pain in my heel. There is no stress fracture as had x-ray, the only injury runners world talks about is calcaneal bursa. But i don't know. Symptoms are shrp pain when press the back of heel (bursa area). when running

Hi, I've been having problems with an inflamed calcaneal bursa which is taking long (8 weeks so far) to heal.The achilles tendon is fine, and the calf muscles seem ok too. Since it's very hard to massage the bursa effectively (impossible

Was in training for edinburgh marathon. Completed hill reps on a tues and went for 6mile run on wed. Initially mild heel pain which became severe. Had xray whcih ruled out heel spur and ultrasound confirmed calcaneum bursa. Have been told

on calcaneal bursa section under the injuries A-Z section on here. it sounds quite similar (if a little worse) than what i've got. Maybe it'll help.Good luck. Thanks for response, have had a look and my symptons do not include pain in the heel. The only way I

to the universal running first-aid principle of RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation). And then came the injury guide:Foot InjuriesBlack ToenailBunionCalcaneal Bursa (heel)Hallux Rigidus (Toe)Ingrowing ToenailMarch Fracture (toe)Midfoot PainMortons Neuroma

this. That and the fact that I've just booked myself on a 10K (Lincoln).Only problem is, my ankle is aching a bit this morning (Calcaneal Bursa Ligament injury which I'm still tending). It's quite frustrating.Anyway, enough of this whining and moaning

, as without knowing whats causing it, i don't know if i'm storing up real problems in the future?heeeeeeeeeeeelp. Has anyone mentioned a calcaneal bursa to you? There is a small fluid sac between the tendon and heel bone at the insertion point of the achilles