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How to Prevent Achilles Tendonitis   Achilles Tendinitis is very common overuse injury caused by many factors that we will go over later within this blog. It is very important that we go over the key basic information in order to completely understand the material as you continue to read.   Achilles tendonitis is inflammation or irritation to the achilles tendon located below the calf muscle group; illustrated in the picture below.          The Achilles tendon is considered to be one of the strongest tendons in the human body. From a biomechanical perspective it assists the foot in plantar flexion (foot pointing away or down from the body), this action is very important as its part of the kinetic chain that assist with walking, running, and jumping. There are four structures that are important to highlight in order to better understand the pathology (how the injury occurs) and treatment (how to aid the injury to heal) of this overuse injury. The Gastrocnemius and the Soleus muscle