Whether you’re a pro or recreational athlete, these tips from a UVA doctor can help decrease your risk of a rupture.

Achilles tendon rupture. If your Achilles tendon tears in half or comes off your heel bone, you may hear a snapping or popping noise when it happens.

Durant said Tatum has been one of several players who have reached out to him for advice during this rehab process.

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton will miss the entire 2025-26 NBA season to rehabilitate his torn Achilles tendon, the ...

German Nordic combined skiing Olympic medallist Manuel Faisst has ruptured his left Achilles tendon and faces missing next ...

Eliasson P, et al. (2018). The ruptured Achilles tendon elongates for 6 months after surgical repair regardless of early or late weightbearing in combination with ankle mobilization: A randomized ...

Achilles tendon rupture: You will be unable to support yourself on your tiptoes on the affected leg (you may be able to flex your toes downward because supporting muscles are intact).

The Achilles tendon rupture test is an effective diagnostic tool. Variations include the Matles and Simmonds-Thompson tests, also called the calf and ankle squeeze tests.

Over time, a layer of scar tissue, which is less flexible than the tendon, can cover the tendon. If the inflamed Achilles continues to be stressed, it can tear or rupture causing an Achilles heel ...

When an Achilles tendon ruptures, you may hear a popping sound. It may feel like a sharp pain, as if you were kicked in the back of the calf, and you may not be able to bend your foot downward or ...

Tyrese Haliburton will miss the entirety of the 2025-26 season, the Indiana Pacers announced, after he tore his Achilles ...