Do you keep feeling a sharp pain in your Achilles tendon when you set out to run? Forget changing trainers or investing in expensive massages – try these three hip openers instead. Resting ...

Nowadays, outdoor activities are increasing rapidly. I want to enjoy outdoor exercise as well as flower viewing and hiking, and to promote friendship, but if you go outside for the first time in a ...

In general, you want to stretch the muscle, not the tendon. The best stretch for Achilles tendinitis are calf stretches. Hamstring stretches also help. Stretching the calf in a way that the knee ...

Therefore, the aim was to compare the immediate effect of 5 different physical activities (running, stretching, plyometrics, eccentric heel drops, T-test) on the blood flow of the Achilles tendon.

Objective: To investigate the acute effects of isolated eccentric and concentric calf muscle exercise on Achilles tendon sagittal thickness. Design: Within-subject, counterbalanced, mixed design.

Apes have short, stubby Achilles tendons and calf muscles; humans have long, springy tendons that stretch ... exercises have an additional benefit, which is that they increase tendon elasticity ...