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Are You Tending to Your Tendons?
They need TLC too…
If you remember Homer's Iliad, you are aware that the great and powerful warrior Acillies was invincible except for an arrow to his heel, which is at one end of his Achilles tendon.
This fascinating story was about a lot more things than Achilles’ heel. Nonetheless, it fostered a memorable name for this tendon that provides the ability to walk normally and stand on one’s tippy toes.
As humans, we tend to take these tendons for granted, but there are a lot of things that can happen to them, most of which are not good.
This story describes the risk of damage to the Achilles tendon, explains recovery time, and then discusses how to care for these vital tendons.
Things will end with a general discussion of tendons and how to feed them.
My friend Ed.
Ed was 51 years old when it happened. Ed was (and still is) an accountant with a local practice. A nice guy, and a little pudgy. Ed wasn’t a gym guy and could easily be described as a classic couch potato.
Most of Ed’s day was spent sitting at a desk.
At home, he loved sitting in his easy chair watching sports channels.
