A biceps tendon tear occurs when the tendon completely or partially severs from the bone. When the tear occurs at the shoulder, a person may experience pain and lose some strength in their arm. Also known as a proximal biceps tendon tear, it often triggers ...

2 The Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention, Ballarat Federation University, Victoria, Australia Tendinopathy can be resistant to treatment and often recurs, implying that current treatment approaches are suboptimal.

Stretches and strengthening exercises that target the areas around the calves and heels can help support recovery from conditions affecting the Achilles tendon. The Achilles tendon is a thick tendon that connects the calf muscle to your heel on the back of ...

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, but it’s most common in the middle. Most people who ...

Objective To prospectively evaluate 1-year clinical and radiological outcomes after operative and non-operative treatment of proximal hamstring tendon avulsions. Methods Patients with an MRI-confirmed proximal hamstring tendon avulsion were included.

Peroneal tendon surgery is considered effective with a low risk of serious side effects if recommended by a doctor for those who are generally healthy. Peroneal tendon surgery is a procedure to repair one of the tendons of your peroneal muscles, also ...

The Achilles tendon connects the heel bone to the calf muscles at the back of the ankle. Pain in this tendon can result from a tear or rupture of the tendon or from tendinitis, which doctors may also refer to as tendinosis or tendinopathy. The Achilles ...

All-Pro tight end George Kittle suffered a torn Achilles tendon in Sunday's wild-card win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed the nature of the injury in his postgame news conference. "The trainers knew before the cart came out and got word to me in the headset," Shanahan told reporters. "Yes, a torn Achilles."