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Have You Injured Your Achilles Tendon?


🦵🏻The Achilles tendon is a strong band of fibrous tissue which joins the muscles of your calf [Gastrocnemius & soleus] to the heel bone [calcaneus]

🏃🏻‍♂️The achilles tendon stands as the strongest & largest tendon in the body and serves the function of transmitting power from the calf into the heel and foot. Therefore the achilles tendon plays and important in everyday activities such as walking, running and jumping

❗️This tendon can withstand very high forces, however due to it’s limited blood supply, is very susceptible to injury. Injuries can include tendonitis’, tears, ruptures and bursitis’

🤕Symptoms of an achilles injury include swelling at the tendon, pain with weight-bearing and stiffness at the ankle. Here are some exercises that you can perform to help speed up your recovery rate

1️⃣Isometric calf raise
2️⃣Bent leg calf raise
3️⃣Eccentric calf raise
4️⃣Weighted seated calf raise

⚠️Remember to consult a health care professional before commencing these exercises