| 1 | At other times (before bed, for example), soak the sore tendon in hot water. | |
| 2 | But the cruelty of sports intervened: an Achilles injury has ended those hopes. | |
| 3 | Pain in the lower calf along the Achilles tendon, the cord connecting the heel to the calf muscle. | |
| 4 | When it becomes swollen, it creates too tight a fit for the tendon. Friction -- and pain -- are the results. | |
| 5 | For example, he noted, forefoot strikers place less stress on their knees but more on their calves and Achilles tendons. |