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De gespiraliseerde achillespees

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De achillespees heeft een bijzondere, gespiraliseerde bouw. Hij bestaat uit drie ‘subpezen’, die van bovenaf gezien in het rechterbeen tegen de klok in en in het linkerbeen met de klok mee, stevig in elkaar worden gedraaid bij tenenstand en bij de afzet tijdens gaan, lopen en springen. Door dit mechanisme kan er extra elastische energie in de achillespees worden opgeslagen. Er blijken nauwe relaties te bestaan tussen de functie van de achillespees en de spiraalvorm ervan, in combinatie met de buiglijn van de tenen en de richting van de gewrichtsassen van het onderste en bovenste spronggewricht. Mogelijk leiden verstoringen in deze relaties zelfs tot degeneratieve veranderingen in de achillespees, met name als de oorzaak daarvan is gelegen in een bewegingsbeperking in het onderste spronggewricht. In dit artikel wordt een test besproken waarmee zo’n bewegingsbeperking kan worden opgespoord. Deze test kan tevens dienen als oefening voor het vergroten van de bewegingsmogelijkheid in het onderste spronggewricht en/of als warming-up voor bijvoorbeeld hardlopen of springen.

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In deze rubriek worden algemene principes uit de biomechanica en bewegingsanalyse opgefrist en podotherapeutische toepassingen op toegankelijke wijze uiteengezet.

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Riezebos, C. De gespiraliseerde achillespees. Podosophia 29, 27–33 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12481-020-00292-0

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