Are There Any Myths Around Achilles Tendon Reconstruction?

I want to start with what myths around this area have you heard that based on your research and expertise think is predominantly untrue? Yeah I would say that it is something that seems to be persistent as far as a belief that runners and also clinicians hold as well. So we really see your hip extensors as being a relatively small contributor to the overall effort of running. When you run downhill your hip contribution becomes very minimal. It's mostly a hip flexor activity because your hip flexors are acting eccentrically to try to control that limb when passing over top of that leg. And again I'm not saying they're not important because they're an important stabilizer of your trunk,