An Achilles tear is a serious and painful injury to endure. On Monday Night Football, fans witnessed Jets star quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffer the injury in his team debut against the Buffalo Bills.

Only days before the Los Angeles Rams opened training camp this past July, the team’s prized running back dialed the head athletic trainer with ominous news. Cam Akers described crumpling to the ...

In Elisa Arch's Orthotics and Prosthetics for Enhanced Mobility Lab, students are exploring novel approaches to help those with Achilles tendinopathy (AT) return to daily activity more quickly.

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 ...

The 2024-25 NBA season will be remembered for so much -- the Oklahoma City Thunder's first title in the city (we're not counting the Sonics' ring), the Indiana Pacers' incredible run that fell short ...

34 of 47 NBA players who suffered a ruptured Achilles’ tendon between 1970 and 2019 returned to play with varying degrees of success. The Celtics medical staff attend to star forward Jayson Tatum, who ...

Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers falls to the floor after suffering a right Achilles injury during the first quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Seven of the 2025 NBA Finals.

An Achilles tendon rupture (also known as a tendon tear) is an injury to the thick band of tissue that connects your calf muscles to your heel. The rupture can occur anywhere along the Achilles tendon ...

Dr. Joseph Park doesn’t need to see any more replays. The first time he saw Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton fall to the floor in pain Sunday night during the first quarter of Game 7 of the ...

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For people with pain in the Achilles tendon, the band of tissue connecting the calf muscles to the heel, recovery can be slow and unpredictable. Even with the best available therapy, many continue to ...