Eric Berry has a Haglund’s deformity on his heel

[DaFace]

Yes, it's in the other thread. Bite me.

https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2018/...ty-on-his-heel

REPORT: Eric Berry has a Haglund’s deformity on his heel
New information on Berry’s sore heel injury emerged on Saturday.
By Pete Sweeney Sep 29, 2018, 1:15pm CDT

Eric Berry has not practiced or played for the Kansas City Chiefs since August 11 in St. Joseph, Missouri, because of what the team has described as a “sore heel.”

The last we heard from the Chiefs athletic training staff was in early September, when head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder described the injury as “literally day to day.”

More information on Berry’s injury emerged Saturday morning, via NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo:

Mike Garafolo: “My understanding, and I’ve spoken to people familiar with his injury situation. He’s got what’s called a Haglund’s deformity in that Achilles. That’s a bone spur that basically digs into the Achilles. Shaun O’ Hara, our colleague at NFL Network, he had it. I spoke to him this week. He said it is extremely painful. He actually used a more colorful word that I won’t use here. It’s just something that continues to irritate the area. Some guys have been able to play with it—you get a shoe here or there, you can adjust … but that’s what’s going on. It’s going to be a pain management thing. It’s not like this thing will tear the Achilles necessarily. A lot of these cases don’t result in a tear, but that’s why with Berry right now, he has not played, and they’ve been doing OK. That’s going to allow them a little bit more patience with Berry, but it is extremely painful.”

This provides a little more clarity than Berry’s injury simply being a “sore heel,” which is good, but what’s bad is there still seems to be no timetable. Remember, Berry missed nearly the entirety of the 2017 season due to a ruptured Achilles on the other leg.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was mum on the injury when asked about it Saturday afternoon after the Chiefs’ final practice of the week.

Berry is officially ruled doubtful heading into the Monday night game against the Denver Broncos.

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Here are the notes from our in-house medical expert, Aaron Borgmann:

A lot of talk today regarding something known as a Haglund’s deformity. It was reported by a media source that the player in question suffers from this condition. This discussion is not to confirm or deny that possibility, as I can only explain the available information that we have been given. To be clear, the team has not confirmed this diagnosis and I have no advance knowledge of the player’s current condition.

The simple explanation here that it is indeed a bone spur on the backside of someone’s heel. This is frequently known as a “pump bump” from the occurrence that it is often seen in women’s fashion from the shoes that they wear. However, incidence in football players is also common, sometimes referred to as “retrocalcaneal bursitis” as well.

The bone spur irritates the bursa (fluid-filled sac) that sits between the bone and the tendon or even the tendon itself directly. This can cause a great deal of inflammation and discomfort with any sort of dynamic ankle/foot movement, worse with pressure on the spot itself.

Having one in and of itself it not uncommon, but the degree to which it bothers someone is the issue. Depending upon demands of movement, these can range from debilitating to just a nuisance. Obviously, in football players, the degree of inflammation is what dictates the level of function.

These are diagnosed both visually and radiographically and it is a situation where if you see it and player complains of certain symptoms (pain with movement in that exact spot, swelling, redness) then you can be pretty sure that is what it is.

Treatment focuses on reduction of inflammation obviously directly over the spot. This can be done both topically and through systemic medication. Soft tissue lengthening in both the calf and bottom of the foot is also done to alleviate the issue from both sides – this is due to the fact that both the calf and plantar fascia connect to the calcaneus (heel bone) on either side.

Not to be forgotten is footwear modification and adjustment. Very rigid shoes can cause this irritation, and in some athletes, I would even cut the shoe in the heel to allow room for the bump. Other options include specialized padding and friction reduction methods. Heel lifts have been shown to be helpful in some.

For this condition, non-surgical intervention is preferred to reduce the inflammation as opposed to surgical due to the immobilization period.

If the inflammation can be reduced and the function level high, many players learned to adapt their daily routines to accommodate. They may have to put in a bit more time in order to get ready due to the condition’s demands but can nonetheless get by and still perform at a high level.

[Sassy Squatch]

Post June 1st cut.

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

Mitch Morse not practicing either... shocking!

Everyone else is practicing, including Sammy Watkins and Anthony Hitchens.

i am curious. is the testing for the concussion as simple as all mitch has to stop doing, is asking to pet the rabbits?

[King_Chief_Fan]

The guy won't be back this season.
It is game 11, and he hasn't practiced once this year.

We don't have time worrying about the lame (Berry and Morse)

When we win the whole thing without them, we can thank them.....for nothing.

[ModSocks]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

It's official

Reid: Eric Berry GETTING BETTER ... but not practicing.

— Vahe Gregorian (@vgregorian) November 15, 2018

Welp, here's to next week boys. Same Berry time, same Berry thread.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

Welp, here's to next week boys. Same Berry time, same Berry thread.

Bye week next week/no practices, so this shit is staying alive heading into December.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

Welp, here's to two weeks from now boys. Same Berry time, same Berry thread.

FYP
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[The Franchise]

Two most important games of the regular season and he won’t/can’t suit up for either one.

[007]

He isn't going to play this year.
The Chiefs will most likely cut him in the off season.

Move along. Nothing left to see here.

[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by 007

He isn't going to play this year.
The Chiefs will most likely cut him in the off season.

Move along. Nothing left to see here.

Yet they continue to keep the mother ****er on the active roster. Mahomes and co. are the new team leaders, no need to keep a brokedick has been on the roster just to give the pregame speech.

[-King-]

I heard Berry faked his cancer just to get a year off.
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[-King-]

Originally Posted by OKchiefs

Yet they continue to keep the mother ****er on the active roster. Mahomes and co. are the new team leaders, no need to keep a brokedick has been on the roster just to give the pregame speech.

You should write a strongly worded letter to the chiefs about your dissatisfaction with how they're handling this situation
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[RunKC]

Originally Posted by -King-

I heard Berry faked his cancer just to get a year off.
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I also heard he faked his Achilles and ACL injuries simply because Clark is stupid enough to keep paying him for a front row seat on game day.

Master in disguise

[Sofa King]

Very disappointing season.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by -King-

I heard Berry faked his cancer just to get a year off.
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He actually missed less game action with cancer than he has with a sore heel.

But then again he had not received his big pay day yet when he had cancer so there was still something to play for in Eric Berry World.

[Direckshun]

I heard that when Eric Berry is "pumping up his teammates before games" he's just putting a cardboard cutout on the field and having Ron Parker throw his voice.