What happened between those two points has been a mystery. Modern humans have a strong, spring-like Achilles tendon, which connects the muscles in our calf and ankle to our heel bone. The elastic ...

keele.ac.uk Achilles tendinopathy is prevalent and potentially incapacitating in athletes involved in running sports. It is a degenerative, not an inflammatory, condition. Most patients respond to ...

Objective: To prospectively investigate tendon thickness and tendon structure by ultrasonography in patients treated with eccentric calf muscle training for painful chronic Achilles tendinosis located ...