This soleus muscle may get less glory than the gastrocnemius—but it’s actually way more powerful. Here’s how to strengthen it ...

The Alfredson protocol is a treatment for Achilles tendonitis that involves repeated eccentric heel drop exercises. In this exercise, the heel is slowly lowered off a step while the toes stay on ...

These core-strengthening exercises for athletes help runners, hikers, mountain bikers, and cyclists enhance their stability ...

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 ...

Objectives To assess the efficacy of exercise, orthoses and splinting on function, pain and quality of life (QoL) for the management of mid-portion and insertional Achilles tendinopathy ... thus ...

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 ...

The Kansas City Chiefs fell short of a historic third consecutive Super Bowl victory Sunday night, falling to the Philadelphia Eagles, 40-22 in a shocking blowout defeat. Despite being the ...

Watch the Achilles: Legends Untold Nintendo Switch launch trailer for another look at this action RPG set in the mythical world of Homer's Iliad, where you take on the role of Achilles.

He is a Fellow of The Physiological Society and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. Javier Gonzalez receives funding from BSRC, MRC, British Heart Foundation, Clasado ...

But what exercises should we be doing to achieve these goals? “The National Institute on Aging (NIA) recommends that we focus on four types of exercise: endurance, flexibility, balance and ...

The Alfredson protocol is a treatment for Achilles tendonitis that involves repeated eccentric heel drop exercises. In this exercise, the heel is slowly lowered off a step while the toes stay on the ...

We know daily exercise is good for optimizing health. But with so many options and limitless information available, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with what works. But not to worry. We’ve got ...