heel pain in yoga downward facing dog Adho Mukha Svanasana,

 Adho Mukha Svanasana,  has been giving me a few problems...or rather my HEEL has when I attempt to do this asana!!!   which to say the least is getting on my nerves 😓

So I have been looking to see if any one else has this problem...

and these are some of the results that I have found...   
(hopefully it may help some of my readers )
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I have had on a number of occasions what seems to be tiny ligament tears in my feet during stretching. It seems like there forms a weak spot, which over a period of weeks is annoying and occasionally painful if I am not careful when stretching. After having torn probably a dozen micro fibers over that time, after about 6 weeks it is healed and causes no problem again. It never bothers me during normal activities, only during stretching. I am just getting over one of these. I probably hadn't experienced it for 10 years. It's probably happened to me half a dozen times in my life.

( this is exactly how mine feels)

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I have just had the same thing happen! It was in yoga 3 weeks ago. You describe everything exactly like I have.i started yoga 4 months ago and then BAM it just happened. Acute tingling and burning during position. I walk fine.i swim fine except for the push off the wall on turning. Same as you. No pain unless my leg is straight and pull toes back. Am seeing an ART massage therapist.after 3 sessions he believes it is the Peroneus tendon. I'm resting it, icing,anti inflame and fascia release.

( again another good example of my symptoms )

I felt a little more at ease when I found that other people were also having this problem....
( I did think that may be I was a bit of an alien !!! )

And below are some of the suggestions to monitor /cope with it

Best bet, honestly, is to work without putting the heels on the floor. 

( this is what I have been dong and find works...but am still desperste to try and get my heels down at some stage )

the biggiest issue in practicing this pose is that people forget that this is really about the rotation of the hips and the alignment of the spine, rather than whether or not the heels touch the ground. 

( yes I'm sure it is but I do feel I like that is what I am aiming for )

eventually, they do, when you have the flexibility for it (in the whole back of the body, including in the heels), then the heels will touch naturally, without any effort. so having the heels up and working on getting the back completely flat is the right way to go.  

( well hopefully this will work for me too...not sure how long its gonna take )
Patience is the key I think...