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what does “destabilizing the Achilles tendon” mean?
for example “these shoes might destabilize the Achilles tendon”
Lol those butt toning shoes, they are bad for you
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what does “destabilizing the Achilles tendon” mean?
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What kind of crappy shoes are you looking at?
It means they could hurt the Achilles tendon, which wouldn’t allow you to stand on it, let alone walk.
its means to cause yours Achilles tendon to upset the way it functions. If someone cut them, they’d sure have a hard time trying to walk
I’m a rock not a sports medicine doctor!
That is as much a legal term as it is anything medical–it’s the way the journalist wrote the article. He or she couldn’t just say “These shoes might hurt you” because his or her editor would be concerned about libel and lawsuits that way.
So hurting the tendon becomes “destabilizing” it.
Basically, it’s like this: the Achilles tendon is a long, thick single tendon that runs from the bottom of your calf into your heel, on each foot. The catch with that is, it runs _into_ and slightly under the bottom of your foot, so whatever you put your heel through has the _risk of_ dinging the tendon.
Wearing high heels–and only those–too much can cause the tendon to shorten or weaken. Doing karate or tae kwon do, with the _high kicks_, can also wear down and “destabilize” the tendon.
Basically, this sort of thing is already covered in the legal language you get when you buy those shoes. Even Reebok tells you those shoes _aren’t_ meant for running or for constant, daily wear. They’re not replacements for your usual daily shoes. Because what can happen if you wear them too much is: the tendon can get stretched out and wiggle from side to side, in a painful sort of way. This can make it hard to walk or stand.
It’s one of those things. You have to pay attention to what you’re doing–the shoes are meant to be part of a workout, not your daily-wear shoes.