In "achillodynia" also consider a rare cause--a case report of schwannoma of the tibial nerve

'Achillodynia' is a quite well-known pattern of complaints in sports medicine but is also known to occur among the general population. It is a complex of signs and symptoms with the principal sign of pain in the region of the Achilles tendon that can have a wide variety of causes; on-target therapy requires exact clarification of the underlying cause. Sonography has been successfully used in recent years as one of the diagnostic tools in this regard. This enables also the diagnosis of rare causes, such as tumours of peripheral nerves. The present article is a case report on a woman patient suspected to be suffering from achillodynia caused by a schwannoma of the tibial nerve.