Achillis Tendon

Achilles Tendon









Matt Mack

Mrs. Wright

Research Paper

Nov. 7 2003






















Health Matt Mack
Nov.7 2003 Mrs. Wright per.7



Achilles Tendon


The Achilles tendon is a very important tendon to help you with your range of motion of your ankle. There is a plethora of things that may cause your Achilles tendon to tear, pull, or strain. The name for the tendon comes from an old Greek Myth.
According the Greeks, Achilles was extremely vulnerable at his hell of the foot. It is said that Achilles past the trait of vulnerable ankles down to all other humans (Achilles Tendon Injuries).
The Achilles tendon is the one that runs from your calf muscle at the back of your leg and into an insert in the back at your heel. When the muscle, known as the gastrocnemius muscle, flexes the tendon moves (Your Orthopedic Connection). As the muscle sho...