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.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After catching the snap, he tried to push off his right foot and his heel kept going ... happened the moment they saw it. A ruptured Achilles' tendon. Watson's season is over.