{"id":938818,"date":"2026-10-19T12:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T12:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/938818\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T12:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T12:48:21","slug":"as-the-nba-season-begins-can-stars-regain-peak-performance-after-achilles-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/938818\/","title":{"rendered":"As the NBA season begins, can stars regain peak performance after Achilles injuries?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Newswise \u2014 The start of the 2026-2027 NBA season also marks the long-awaited return of several stars who suffered Achilles tendon injuries. Can players like Tyrese Haliburton, Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving and Jayson Tatum regain their strength, explosiveness and the ability to perform consistently?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The University of Delaware\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udel.edu\/faculty-staff\/media-experts\/expert\/?username=karingravare.silbernagel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Karin Gr\u00e4vare Silbernagel<\/a>\u00a0can describe what full recovery looks like for NBA players and other athletes, and what her research into Achilles tendon injuries, rehabilitation and long-term physical function can tell us about restoring performance.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Silbernagel, a professor of physical therapy, is co-author of a <a href=\"https:\/\/esskajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/ksa.70579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">recent study<\/a> that looked at single-leg jumping in people roughly two years after an Achilles tendon rupture. The team found that fatigue affected ankle function differently on the injured and uninjured sides. The results highlight the importance of assessing movement and function under demanding conditions, not just whether a tendon has healed.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Silbernagel can discuss:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Why returning to play isn&#8217;t the same as full recovery.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">How clinicians assess strength, function and readiness to return to sport.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">What research reveals about lingering physical limitations after Achilles injuries.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">How rehabilitation can support recovery and help prevent future injuries.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To arrange an interview, contact <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newswise.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#ca87afaea3ab98afa6abbea3a5a4b98abfaeafa6e4afaebf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Newswise \u2014 The start of the 2026-2027 NBA season also marks the long-awaited return of several stars who&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":938819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,6808,82],"class_list":["post-938818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nba","tag-newswise","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=938818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/938818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/938819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=938818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=938818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=938818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}