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.

Typically, Achilles tendonitis causes inflammation and pain along the back of the calf and heel. It can cause severe pain and stiffness and limit daily activities like walking and performing basic ...

ABOUT twenty years ago, a new procedure for lengthening the Achilles tendon was first employed. It is known as triple hemisection. Dr. Michael Hoke, who is believed to have been the first to use ...

Following Achilles tendon rupture treated with percutaneous repair ... The absolute ATRA correlated with ATRS at 3 months (r=0.63, p=0.001) and Heel-Rise Height (HRH) (r=−0.063, p=0.002) after 1 ...

The following exercises will usually help. Stand 2-3 feet away from a wall. Keeping the knees straight and feet and heels on the ground, lean onto the wall. You should feel the calf muscles and the ...

In the largest study of 775 patients, the overall complication rate of surgically treated Achilles tendon ruptures was ... of avascularization around the heel cord. Members of the conservative ...

Aim To evaluate the 5-year outcome of patients with chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy treated with the classical Alfredson's heel-drop exercise programme. Study design Part of a 5-year ...

that is someone who wears high heels to work every day, that puts the Achilles tendon in a shorter position every day,” Blomgren says. “Over time the Achilles tendon and calf muscle shorten ...