WASHINGTON -- Drug safety officials Tuesday imposed the government's most urgent safety warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing evidence that they may lead to tendon ruptures, a serious ...

Question: What causes Achilles tendinitis? Are there things I can do at home to help it heal more quickly? Answer: Although Achilles tendinitis is often associated with an increase in sports activity, ...

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is among the top athletes recently plagued by Achilles injuries. Here, he's assisted off the court in May during the NBA playoffs. - Elsa/Getty Images In the middle ...

According to Sport Bild, Bayern Munich defender Kim Minjae is hoping to get a break from the starting line-up soon. Per the German media outlet, the South Korea international is struggling with an ...

For months, Kim Minjae has played through pain, with the Bayern Munich defender battling a persistent Achilles tendon problem. Although the South Korean international has been given occasional breaks, ...

If you overstretch your Achilles tendon, it can tear (rupture). A rupture can be partial or complete. Usually the rupture occurs just above your heel bone, but it can happen anywhere along the tendon.

As most sports enthusiasts know, in 2021 golf great Tiger Woods ruptured his Achilles tendon while training at home. In 2023, Aaron Rodgers, a former Green Bay Packers quarterback, did the same in the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Age does not seem to play a role in the development of Achilles tendon problems among older athletes, nor do training and participation in walking, jumping, sprinting, ...

In the largest study of 775 patients, the overall complication rate of surgically treated Achilles tendon ruptures was 20%. [6] These complications include skin necrosis, wound infection, sural ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - If the unofficial start of summer over the weekend is motivating you to start a seasonal shape-up plan, sports injury experts urge caution. For power walkers or runners, nothing ...

(CNN) — In the middle of an intense workout, Kristina Lazzaro stepped back and heard a sound like a cork coming out of a bottle of champagne. The 35-year-old Buffalo, New York, resident was doing a ...