# Running on Teenage Collagen: Why Tendons Fail — and How We Can Help Them Heal*By Helen How, Registered Osteopath & Sports Medicine Clinician, Helen How Clinic, Edinburgh*Most people only think about their tendons when something goes wrong. A nagging Achilles...
THE TENDON IS NOT A ROPE Ask most people what a tendon is, and they’ll describe a rope. Something that connects muscle to bone, transmits force, and holds everything together. Strong, passive, unchanging. A bit of biological cabling. It’s an understandable...
A real Achilles case — and why the timeline matters This runner came to me on the recommendation of another committed runner who’d responded well to focused shockwave. He arrived with severe, painful mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy and a history of multiple rehab...