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Achilles tendon
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Achilles tendon
n.
The large tendon connecting the heel bone to the calf muscle of the leg. Also called calcanean tendon, heel tendon.
Achilles tendon
the group of tendons that insert on the calcaneus near the point of the hock made up of the tendons of the gastrocnemius, soleus, superficial digital flexor, semitendinosus and biceps femoris muscles. Called also common calcaneal tendon. See also gastrocnemius muscle tendon.
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THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY ACHILLES TENDONS ARE NATURALLY TIGHT, WHICH KEEPS ME FROM ACHIEVING THAT "JUICY PLIE.
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Eccentric reloading also resulted in elimination of focal thickening of affected Achilles tendons and decreased hypoechocity (improved collagen fiber organization); other findings that characterize Achilles tendon histopathology were completely reversed in 73% of people participating in a controlled eccentric reloading program.
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