🦶 Achilles Tendinopathy vs Plantar Fasciitis Differential Simulator

Locating the Pain: Posterior Tendon or Plantar Origin

Placeholder: pain location is the first differentiating clue.

• Achilles: Posterior pain (placeholder note)
• Fasciitis: Plantar heel pain (placeholder note)
• ~15%: Overlap zone (placeholder note)
• Palpation: Key tool (placeholder note)

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Achilles Tendinopathy — Posterior Heel Pain Pattern

Placeholder: pain sits above heel along the tendon.

• 30–50y: Peak age (placeholder note)
• Midportion: Common site (placeholder note)
• Common: Morning stiffness (placeholder note)
• Overuse: Risk factor (placeholder note)

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Plantar Fasciitis — Plantar Heel Pain Pattern

Placeholder: sharp pain under heel on first steps.

• Classic: First-step pain (placeholder note)
• Medial heel: Common site (placeholder note)
• Flat feet: Risk factor (placeholder note)
• Chronic: Duration (placeholder note)

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Calf Raise Test — Provoking the Posterior Tendon

Placeholder: heel raise loads the Achilles tendon.

• Calf raise: Test type (placeholder note)
• Post. pain: Positive sign (placeholder note)
• Toe stretch: Alt test (placeholder note)
• High: Sensitivity (placeholder note)

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Differential Diagnosis — Combining Location and Load Test

Placeholder: combine both signals for final call.

• 2 signals: Decision input (placeholder note)
• Posterior+load: Achilles cue (placeholder note)
• Plantar+AM pain: Fasciitis cue (placeholder note)
• Imaging: Next step (placeholder note)

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Placeholder key insight sentence for the conclusion stage.