Achilles Tendon Rupture Website c.2016

A quick reference all text, mobile friendly resource for people or persons recovering from a Achilles Tendon Rupture Injury

 

 

I have included the below so you can see kind of things you might be doing, but I would not do any of these exercises without talking to a qualified physiotherapist.

Week 16 Plus Exercises - Minimum of 4 Months After Surgery

Exercise Set 1

These were the 1st set of exercises that I was given to do:

Tip Toes

This one involves standing on tip toes whilst leaning against the wall, with both hands in front. At first you will need to use you good leg a lot in order to get on tip toes, but over the course of two weeks, you will find that the bad leg (ruptured Achilles) get stronger, and so by the end of two weeks the load is spread more equally between the 2 legs.

These Achilles strengthening exercises are done in set of 3, say 10 repetitions, followed by 8 repetition and then 6 to finish, with 2 minutes rest between each one.

Funny Walks

Walking backwards, or pretending to limp with the other leg, walking sideways . . . these all help fool your brain to in walking normally. You have been limping for months so getting you brain to make you leg work normally is a job in its self.

Exercise Set 2

Tip Toe Swap Over

This one involves rising up on tip toes using both legs. Hands are rested on a counter top / table to take some of the weight, and then you lift you good foot off of the ground allowing your bad leg to take the weight. Remember to keep some weight on your hands. Stay on the bad leg for 3 - 4 seconds and then back down for a 4 second rest before the next repetition.

These Achilles strengthening exercises are done in set of 3, say 10 repetitions, followed by 8 repetition and then 6 to finish, with 2 minutes rest between each one.

Foot to Foot

Briefly (but smoothly!) transferring weight from foot to foot.

Jogging on the Spot (Low Feet)

This hard to do at first but it is a nice feeling once you get used to it.

 


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