Is it a common consideration that a lack of eccentric load through the gastroc-soleal complex and achilles tendon may be partly to blame for some achilles overuse injuries in runners? In runners that are heel strikers there is a larger proportion of concentric stress as compared to the runner landing on the mid to forefoot who has a extra eccentric load following initial contact
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Eccentric vs. Concentric and achilles tendinopathy
