Use this modified eccentric exercise to strengthen the front of your Achilles and defeat this hard-to-treat injury.

If you feel like you’ve just been kicked in the bottom of your heel, but turn around to see nobody there, you may be experiencing an issue with your Achilles tendon or plantar fascia.

15 A microvascular perfusion study in the human Achilles tendon assessed by laser Doppler flowmetry showed that the blood flow was considerably lower near the calcaneal insertion but otherwise was ...

Background: The Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score was developed by a research group in 2007 in response to the need for a patient reported outcome measure for this patient population.

These proportions were not ideal for optimizing running. Researchers paid particular attention to the Achilles tendon and calf muscles, which in modern humans work like a spring, accumulating and ...

Heel lifts reduce ankle joint dorsiflexion during running, and reduce gastrocnemius muscle length and Achilles tendon strain during walking.20 While these biomechanical findings suggest heel lifts may ...

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson reportedly re-tore his Achilles tendon just three months after the original ...

The second tear of quarterback Deshaun Watson’s Achilles tendon could give the Browns their last and best chance to avoid the remaining $92 million owed to him under his fully-guaranteed five-year ...

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has had a second operation on his ruptured Achilles tendon and will likely miss "significant time" next season, the NFL team said Friday. Watson's ...