Kinetic Health

The Achilles Tendon serves to transmit the force generated by the calf muscles to produce the push-off that is required for walking, running, and jumping. Despite its impressive strength, the Achilles Tendon is extremely vulnerable to injuries that often end athletic careers.

Without appropriate treatment and rehabilitation, a severely injured ankle may not fully heal and could lose its stability. This loss of stability could in turn could result in chronic ankle pain, recurrent sprains, gait imbalances, osteoarthritis, and a path of on-going dysfunction.

Usually when we think about ankle problems, we think about sprained ankles or a strained muscle, not something called a Retinaculum. Yet these fascial structures play a significant role in a wide variety of chronic ankle problems.

Lack of dorsi flexion is often associated with knee injuries (ACL injuries and osteoarthritis) and in increased foot pronation (hyper-pronation) which, in turn, are often a factor in cases of Plantar Fasciitis (and other foot problems).

Cuboid Syndrome is a common cause of lateral foot pain. Unfortunately, this syndrome is not well-recognized by the majority of medical practitioners.

In part one of "Lateral Foot Pain - Cuboid Syndrome," we discuss anatomy, biomechanics, symptoms and causes of Cuboid Syndrome. In part two, we focus on the examination, and treatment of Cuboid Syndrome.

Injury to the Flexor Hallucis Longus (FHL) muscle is known as “Dancer’s Tendonitis”, but don’t let the name fool you because this injury is not limited to just dancers. This injury commonly affects runners, soccer players, and any other athletes who performs repeated, propulsive activities, such as jumping.