One of the most destructive and career ending injuries in professional football is that of the Achilles tendon. The Achilles tendon is a thick, corded tendon which runs from the calf muscles (the ...

Medically reviewed by Cara Beth Lee, MD There are many different causes of calf pain. It may be directly related to your calf ...

it is a much smaller muscle and a very small tendon coursing down the back of the calf. For reasons unknown, the plantaris tendon can tear and snap causing severe pain, swelling and irritation in ...

When people hop at high speeds, key muscle fibers in the calf shorten rather than lengthen ... But what happens to your muscles and tendons to make this possible? Associate Professor Daisuke ...

Bucks head coach Doc Rivers has said Lillard has gotten imaging a couple times on his calf, but when asked if there was a ...

Muscle strain may tear the myofibrillar attachments from the intramuscular tendon, with resultant bleeding and oedema. Occasionally , the damage may also involve a partial or complete tear of the ...

Background Plantarflexor weakness has been associated with calf muscle and Achilles tendon (CaAT) injuries however the temporal relationship remains unclear. Objective Primary aim – to investigate the ...

Bucks head coach Doc Rivers has said Lillard has gotten imaging a couple times on his calf, but when asked if there was a tear in the muscle Rivers ... his right Achilles tendon just before ...