Achilles tendonitis, alongside plantar fasciitis and runner’s knee, is a painful running injury – and, unfortunately, it’s also a very common one. It can significantly impact performance, halt running ...

The gold-standard treatment for Achilles tendinopathy is a progressive series of calf-strengthening exercises. Yet even with this therapy, up to 60% of patients still report pain five years after ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: What causes Achilles tendinitis? Are there things I can do at home to help it heal more quickly? A: Although Achilles tendinitis is often associated with an increase in sports ...

Achilles tendonitis (AT) is inflammation, pain, and swelling of the Achilles tendon. Insertional Achilles tendonitis is one type, which involves the lower part of the tendon that slots into the heel ...

No running injury is good news, but an Achilles injury can be especially painful. It typically feels like a sharp pain that shoots through the back of your ankle every time you push off the ground ...

As most sports enthusiasts know, in 2021 golf great Tiger Woods ruptured his Achilles tendon while training at home. In 2023, Aaron Rodgers, a former Green Bay Packers quarterback, did the same in the ...