Adjective modifier

• ruptured: In perfect conditions Neston welcomed back Chris Hackett to open the bowling after a 14 week lay off with a ruptured achilles.

• sore: Martin managed a pb and to finish just ahead of Adam, despite having to jog the last mile with an increasingly sore achilles.

• tight: With unaccustomed activity the tight achilles pulls the heel bone causing tension on the plantar fascia.

Modifies a noun

• tendonitis: On a run in January, I developed achilles tendonitis, which put me out of action for a month.

• tendon: Skipper Greaves managed a 5.7 score dive to the ground with an achilles tendon injury near the end.

• heel: Even mighty foes will have an achilles heel which the diligent player can exploit.

• injury: An achilles injury has forced Craig Bellamy to pull of the squad to face Poland on Saturday.

• problem: VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach defender Thomas Helveg underwent surgery in Finland today as he looks to finally shake off an achilles problem.

• rupture: Click here to learn about achilles tendon rupture surgery ( not for the faint hearted!