The Achilles tendon is a thick, fibrous structure that connects your calf muscles to your heel bone (the calcaneus). There are two types of Achilles tendonitis: Insertional tendonitis occurs when ...

Pointing your toes downward engages the calf muscles and Achilles tendon, playing a key role in walking, running, and jumping ...

Objective: To investigate the acute effects of isolated eccentric and concentric calf muscle exercise on Achilles tendon sagittal thickness. Design: Within-subject, counterbalanced, mixed design.

My PhD aimed to gain insights in the relationship between triceps surae muscle force-sharing, Achilles tendon properties, and changes in pain, tendon structure and functioning during rehabilitation in ...

These conditions are opposed to the usual civilian type of postpoliomyelitis in which muscle imbalance results in shortening of the Achilles tendon. White has described one of the main problems in ...

Readers ask, experts answer on the most pressing health issues. Sabine K. (45): "I like jogging. But why do my tendons hurt ...

NEW ORLEANS — Dejounte Murray tore his right Achilles tendon in the team’s 118-116 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday night, ending the Pelicans guard’s season, according to a league source.

The Browns announced Friday afternoon that the quarterback ruptured his right Achilles tendon again. The announcement comes days after Browns general manager Andrew Berry said Monday that Watson's ...

Bad news for Barcelona as the Danish center-back suffers a new injury setback just as he was set to return, forcing him to ...

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson "had a setback" in his recovery from a torn Achilles tendon, general manager Andrew Berry revealed Monday. The new information comes from a year-end ...

Physiotherapists working for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust now have new equipment to help them guide patients through their rehabilitation following serious sports injuries such ...