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

Achilles tendonitis exercises can relieve pain and prevent recurrent injuries. Many of these exercises can be done at home, but depending on the type of issue you're experiencing, you may need to ...

indicating that the type of sport may influence recovery trajectories[6]. Achilles tendon rupture: A tear in the Achilles tendon, which connects the calf muscles to the heel bone, often resulting ...

Of importance, the resident stromal fibroblast population that constitutes the major cell type in tendons remains under investigated. Improved understanding of the cellular and molecular processes ...

I had an Achilles tendon repair to my right leg in 1994 when I was working as a theatre nurse in the Navy. I'd been doing a lot of circuit training and outward-bound type courses, and I think a ...

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.

Participants had their Achilles tendon scanned using UTC before a 10km run (Day 0 ... A Mann-Whitney U test was used for between group Day 0 comparison of echo-types and AP thickness, and a ...

Achilles tendon injuries are common but challenging to monitor during recovery due to the limitations of current imaging techniques. Researchers, led by Associate Professor Zeng Nan from the ...