Chris Haynes is reporting Lillard tore his Achilles tendon, which would rule him out for the rest of the playoffs and beyond. He fell to the court while chasing a long rebound and didn't get up ...

The Achilles tendon is a thick tendon located in the back of the leg, just above the heel. It connects the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles in the calf to an insertion point at the calcaneus (heel ...

Insertional tendonitis involves inflammation at the point where ... The most important components of an expedient recovery are to rest the Achilles and to modify the exercise regimen to accommodate ...

Exclusion criteria were: insertional disorders ... Conclusion: A night splint is not beneficial in addition to eccentric exercises in the treatment of chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy.

Eccentric exercises (EE) have proved successful in the management of chronic tendinopathy, particularly of the ... standard EE in insertional lesions of the Achilles are ineffective. Until recently ...

All enrolled patients had clinical and imaging features consistent with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy, with pain localized at 2–7 cm proximal to the calcaneal insertion. Patients with insertional ...

Kyle Hightower | The Associated Press Jayson Tatum had successful surgery on his right Achilles tendon earlier this week. NEW YORK — Celtics star Jayson Tatum won’t be far from Madison Square ...

Tears were shed during Jayson Tatum’s heartbreaking call with his father, Justin, in the wake of the Celtics star’s season-ending Achilles injury Monday night. When discussing the heart ...

For the second time in as many weeks, an NBA star has collapsed to the floor because his Achilles tendon ruptured. Achilles tears are uniquely recognizable. After the initial shock at the moment ...

While his Boston Celtics will be fighting to keep their season alive Wednesday night, Jayson Tatum underwent successful surgery to repair an Achilles tendon that ruptured in a Game 4 loss to the N ...