| Once you have reached the point of rehabilitation for | | | | similar medical personnel will simply be; rest. This can |
| your Achilles tendon injury, you've come over 80% | | | | be one of the worst things you can do. Without |
| of the way. You may even feel that your Achilles is | | | | some form of activity the injured area will not |
| fully recovered. Your treatment so far may have | | | | receive the blood flow it requires for recovery. An |
| stopped the swelling and bleeding, and it may have | | | | active circulation will provide both the oxygen and |
| reduced the amount of scar tissue in the Achilles and | | | | nutrients needed for the injury to heal. |
| calf muscles. But there is still one more important | | | | Warning! Never, never, never do any activity that |
| thing to do. | | | | hurts your Achilles. Of course you may feel some |
| The last 20% is the most crucial aspect to your | | | | discomfort, but never push yourself to the point |
| complete recovery. If you've ever suffered from a | | | | where you're feeling pain. Be very careful with any |
| sporting injury in the past, you'll know how annoying | | | | activity you do. Pain is the warning sign; don't ignore |
| it is to think you're recovered, and then | | | | it. |
| out-of-the-blue, you're injured again and back to | | | | Achilles Tendon Injury Recovery: Range Of Motion |
| where you started. It is one of the most frustrating | | | | Regaining a full range of motion of your Achilles and |
| and heart-breaking cycles an athlete, or anyone else | | | | ankle joint is the first priority in this phase of the |
| for that matter, can go through. | | | | rehabilitation process. A full range of motion is |
| Achilles Tendon Injury Active Rehabilitation | | | | extremely important, as it lays the foundation for |
| Most people will refer to this phase of your recovery | | | | more intense and challenging exercises later in the |
| as the active rehabilitation phase, because during this | | | | active rehabilitation process. |
| phase you will be responsible for the rehabilitation | | | | As you work through the initial stages of recovery |
| process. You will be doing the exercises and activities | | | | and your Achilles begins to heal, start to introduce |
| required to speed up your full recovery. | | | | some very gentle movements. First bending and |
| The aim of this phase of your Achilles tendon injury | | | | straightening your ankle, then as you get more |
| rehabilitation will be to regain all the fitness | | | | comfortable with this simple movement, start to |
| components that were lost because of the injury. | | | | incorporate some rotation exercises. Turn your ankle |
| Regaining your flexibility, strength, power, muscular | | | | from side to side, and rotate clockwise and |
| endurance, balance, and co-ordination will be the | | | | anti-clockwise. |
| primary focus. Without this phase of your | | | | When you feel comfortable with these ranges of |
| rehabilitation there is no hope of completely and | | | | motion exercises and perform them relatively pain |
| permanently making a full recovery. | | | | free, it's time to move onto the next phase of the |
| The first point to make clear is how important it is to | | | | active rehabilitation for an Achilles tendon injury: |
| keep active. Often, the advice from doctors and | | | | Stretch and Strengthen. |