If you're feeling pain in the bottom of your foot or heel, you may be experiencing an issue with your Achilles tendon or plantar fascia. Here are the causes and treatments.

To stem the surging antibiotic resistance public health crisis, scientists seek solutions inside the mechanics of bacterial infection. A new study has found a vulnerability related to magnesium ...

Achilles tendonitis is a painful but frustratingly common running injury. We spoke to leading physio Tom Goom to find out how ...

The discovery of an "Achilles' heel" in strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria may provide a better way to deal with this public health crisis. That is the conclusion of an international team of ...

As sports and athletic events ramp up, specialists at OrthoCincy are reporting a surge in foot and ankle injuries.

A University of Otago-led study has found a highly vulnerable weakness in drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, offering ...

Senior author Dr Matthew McNeil, of Otago's Department of Microbiology and Immunology, says the technology enabled them to find the pathogen's weak point, "essentially their Achilles heel." ...

The Achilles tendon is a thick, tough piece of connective tissue between the calf muscles and the heel bone. It can rupture ...

Though the Achilles is the largest and strongest tendon in the human body, the blood supply to the area can decrease by 30% after age 30, and continues to lower with age. This decrease in blood ...