The Achilles tendon connects your calf muscles to the heel bone in the lower part of the leg. The calf muscle is made of two major muscles: A calf strain is a tearing injury, most commonly to the ...

Some causes of calf pain, like nighttime leg cramps, a mild calf muscle tear, or Achilles tendon inflammation, are generally harmless and reversible with conservative/home remedies. Other causes ...

In all actuality downstream, the tendon that is doing the attachment of the calf muscle is the Achilles. We all know about Achilles injuries, and if you rupture the Achilles, that's usually a six ...

The gastrocnemius strain occurred when the entire body weight was on the left foot with the centre of mass well in front of the leg. The gastrocnemius muscle-tendon complex was at close to maximum ...

Correspondence to Dr Carles Pedret, Sports Medicine and Imaging, Clinica de Medicina Integral Diagonal SLU, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; info{at}carlespedret.com Injuries to the medial ...

In a fitting return from a left calf strain that sidelined him for 11 games ... Green revealed that he tore a muscle in his calf. Initially, there was some concern about a connection between ...

When Draymond Green suffered a calf injury, the Golden State Warriors were hoping it wasn't anything major. After missing 7 games with that injury, he returned against the Orlando Magic. The Warriors ...

Furthermore, the calf muscle is connected to the Achilles tendon, which is always a concern. Typically, recurring calf injuries hint that an Achilles injury might be on the way.