The topic of this week’s article is the calf, specifically the muscle and musculotendinous unit of the calf. One of the most destructive and career ending injuries in professional football is that of ...

There are many different causes of calf pain. It may be directly related to your calf muscles—including the inner gastrocnemius and outer soleus muscles—or the tendons, bones, nerves, and blood ...

As pretty much every Oklahoma City Thunder fan knows, Indiana Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton entered Game 7 of the NBA Finals with a calf strain. He made the decision to play, and within minutes he ...

Dr. Sherwin Ho answers the question: 'How Do I Prevent, Treat Tendonitis?' July 1, 2009— -- Question: What is tendonitis, how is it best treated and how do I prevent it from returning? Answer: ...

Any type of injury could sabotage running performance, but a recent study in Physical Therapy in Sport suggests issues with the Achilles tendon—the thick band of fibrous tissue connecting the calf ...

Introduction Long tendons such as the human Achilles vary considerably in cross-sectional area (CSA) along their length. 1 If a constant force is assumed to act along the tendon, regions of smaller ...

Studies with the measurement of Achilles tendon forces have proved that loading may not be distributed evenly throughout the entire cross-sectional area of the tendon. This is possible because 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 ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a calf injury in a win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, but the Milwaukee Bucks star apparently avoided a worst-case scenario. The two-time MVP avoided damage to his ...