Benjamin Henrichs will be out for several months after suffering an Achilles tendon rupture in his right foot during Friday's 5-1 loss at Bayern Munich, his club RB Leipzig said on Saturday.

Achilles tendonitis exercises can relieve pain and prevent recurrent injuries. Many of these exercises can be done at home, but depending on the type of issue you're experiencing, you may need to see ...

The Syrian conflict is now proving to be the Achilles heel of the Iranian axis. An ally of the Islamic Republic since its founding in 1979, the Assad regime called on Tehran to help quash the ...

Archaeologists in France uncovered fragments of a 2nd-century CE life-size mural of Greek hero Achilles in a Roman home near Reims, France. (Image) Mosaic depicting the myth of Achilles disguised at ...

Thanasis Antetokounmpo has had a front row seat for many Milwaukee Bucks victories, and many of his younger brother Giannis’ career milestones – and that was no different on Nov. 30 when ...

Swimming or outdoor biking may also be part of the plan. Let's say you've injured your Achilles tendon playing pickup basketball. Or maybe it's your patellar tendon or an elbow tendon. While a ...

The Alfredson Protocol is an exercise program for people with Achilles tendonitis (tendinopathy). The exercises stretch your Achilles tendon in ways that help it handle forces and stress better. This ...

"Everybody knows I've been wearing a boot because I ruptured my Achilles on a scuba-diving trip to Fakarava, which is an incredible place in the Tuamotus in French Polynesia, for my birthday," he ...

Todd Sterling Atkinson, MD, is a Resident in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke University Medical Center; Mark Easley, MD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic ...