Many people know shoe selection can affect their ability to run. Today I am not writing about which running shoe will prevent an achilles injury but explaining how the shoes that we use on a daily basis can affect our achilles tendon health. High heeled shoes cause a shortening of the calf muscles that come together to form the achilles tendon. Lower heeled shoes allow for lengthening of the muscles, but the muscles may not have the ability to elongate. Female patients provid