tendon
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“Whether it’s your bone, whether it’s your muscle, whether it’s your tendon, you have to challenge yourself every day with different things.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Redden shockingly shared that Ingram is recovering from a partially torn Achilles tendon in addition to heel surgery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
He has not played competitively since 2024 after rupturing an Achilles tendon in March 2025 and having back surgery last October.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“If you’re training plyometrics, you’re training the explosivity of your tendons, and that’s bulletproofing whatever joint that tendon is attached to — the tendons in your foot or ankle or hip,” Altman says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
I bruised the tendon of my heel, wrenching it like a fool when my foot was caught between two boulders, and limped out the afternoon.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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In humans, however, that ability is thought to depend more heavily on flexible ligaments, tendons, and muscles than on the structure of the foot bones.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
After games we use the blood flow restriction machine just to get blood flow to your tendons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Lower limb injuries including sprains, bone damage and wear and tear of the tendons are common, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Richards, who missed the 2022 World Cup because of a hamstring injury, tore two tendons in his left ankle a month ago but is healthy enough now to play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
I could see his hand on his left leg was clenched into a fist, tendons standing out under his pale skin.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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