ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY IN RUNNERS

ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY IN RUNNERS Dr Solomon Abrahams, PhD, MSc, MCSP, SRP Cassie Lyall, BSc(Hons), GSR INTRODUCTION Achilles Tendionpathy is the medical term for inflammation of the tendon sheath (Benazzo, 2000) in the Achilles tendon located at the heel of the foot. “Tendons are made of fibrous cords of connective tissue that transmit the force generated […]