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Part-time athletes are most vulnerable to injuring the Achilles tendon–the body’s longest–which connects the calf muscle to the heel bone. Once damaged, it can take months to heal properly. Even Brad Pitt–the Greek warrior Achilles himself–injured his left tendon while filming “Troy.”
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale (cdipasquale@tribune.com) and Kris Karnopp (kkarnopp@tribune.com)
