Achilles

Achilles Tendinitis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Achilles tendinitis means you feel pain in the large tendon that extends from the back of your heel to your calf muscle. It hurts most when you get up in ...

August 29, 2023BY Gene Mirkin
Hector, Achilles, and Toxic Masculinity

In Homer’s poem “The Iliad,” the Trojan hero Hector and the Greek hero Achilles are destined for a ...

January 2, 2023BY Walker Larson
The Weird Link Between Your Achilles Tendon and Your Heart Health

There is a tendon that stretches from your heel to your calf known as the Achilles tendon. It ...

December 29, 2022BY Mohan Garikiparithi
Japan’s Osaka Makes Winning Return, Sets Up Gauff Showdown

Four-time major winner Naomi Osaka returned to action for the first time since May with a 6–4 3–6 ...

August 3, 2022BY Reuters
Muscles Are Important, but Stiff Tendons Are the Secret Ingredient for High-Speed Performance

The fastest sprinter is the world right now is Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who won Olympic gold in the ...

June 1, 2022BY Anthony Blazevich
Former 400-Meter Hurdles Champion Hejnova Pulls out of Tokyo

PRAGUE—Zuzana Hejnova, a two-time world champion in the 400-meter hurdles, won't compete in the Tokyo Olympics due to ...

July 16, 2021BY The Associated Press
The Power of Restraint: ‘The Wrath of Achilles’

Have you ever had a moment when you felt anger rise from the pit of your stomach? Maybe ...

July 4, 2021BY Eric Bess
Serena Pulls Out of French Open With Achilles Injury

PARIS—Serena Williams' search for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title will extend into another year after an Achilles ...

September 30, 2020BY Reuters