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PARK RIDGE, Ill, Oct. 3, 2001 - Many athletes who experience painful Achilles tendon injuries could prevent them by being more careful when selecting athletic shoes, according to a prominent sports ...

The Achilles tendon is the thickest and strongest tendon in the body. It is a fibrous tissue that connects the heel to the powerful calf muscles. The Achilles tendon can support up to eight times the ...

It's easy to simply focus on putting one foot in front of the other when you're running — it becomes meditative, where you're so locked in on the task at hand. But being in the zone shouldn't hinder ...

Q: Two weeks ago I ran in a new pair of sneakers. I had run in them one time previously with no problems. I felt a pain on top of me foot like a pressure point and adjusted my laces but it didn’t help ...

Background Orthotic heel lifts are thought to lower tension in the Achilles tendon, but the evidence supporting this is equivocal. Objective To investigate the effect of a 12 mm in-shoe orthotic heel ...