I said she was a great executive who was widely loved, and something to the effect of Achilles, great body, shame about the heel; Lesley, great executive, too bad about Russell".
Even a small change in ankle dorsiflexion can have a significant effect on Achilles tendon strain and hence injury [15].
BCAAs significantly decreased the stiffness of Achilles tendons, though this effect was moderated by diet and exercise.
As the killer function is only inherent, apparently, in cancer cells, its elimination will hardly invoke any strong side effects, this "Achilles' heel" of the present-day chemotherapy.
In fact, epics usually relate important messages about how common people may act like heroes, and it's no coincidence that the wrath of Achilles has such a negative effect on the Achaeans.
His half-century contained only three fours as he and Paul Collingwood, who helped him add an innings‑turning 138 for the fourth wicket, opted for grit rather than glamour, and there were moments when he was clearly feeling the effects of an achilles problem that first surfaced earlier this year in the Caribbean.
Even so, BRYAN COX was credited with a sack, and the third-string linebacker COURTNEY LEDYARD put the hit of the day on tight end JAKE MORELAND after Moreland caught a pass over the middle from CHAD PENNINGTON.... VINNY TESTAVERDE appeared to move around and throw without any lingering effects from his Achilles' tendon injury, completing 10 of 14 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown.
More frequently, children are affected by spontaneous avulsion of the Achilles tendon due to the effects on the calcaneus of various conditions such as inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, or neurological and genetically determined collagen abnormalities [3].
The effects of his Achilles tendon troubles left the 34-year-old less than balletic in the field but his shrewd slow left-arm bowling gave the Kiwis an important extra ingredient.
Poems inspired by Greek myth are charged with his brother's life and death to urgent effect: "Are you asleep, Achilles?
