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A member asked:
When place my finger on my achilles tendon and move my finger up my leg i can feel a vertical split. is this normal?
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Yes: The tendon is attached to the heel by a very thick ligament that kind of fans around the heel an that is what u feel . Google the image of the tendon
Answered 1/15/2016
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