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From the APTA Guidelines on Heel Pain, Page A6: “There appears to be an anatomical connection between the Achilles tendon and the plantar aponeurosis. Snow et al51 reported an anatomical continuity of the fibers between the Achilles tendon and the plantar fascia in the feet of cadavers.”http://www.orthopt.org/ICF/Heel%20Pain-Plantar%20Fasciitis%20-%20JOSPT%20-%20%20April%202008.pdf

So, does this mean that the calcaneus is both a weight bearing structure and maybe the second largest sesamoid in the body? I’m just saying?

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In the end, Dr. Janda had it right. But we intuitively knew that, before his passing. “Short foot” exercises and foot orthoses combine to develop intrinsic foot muscles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22142711 If you are registered at our web site and email me a request, I can send a copy of the full text article.

Effect of foot orthoses and sho... [J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2011] - PubMed - NCBI PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.