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ACHILLES INJURY AND SURGERY REHAB | WEEK 10 |
Physio Check-In |
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Week 10 is a good time to check-in with the Physio, whether it's a in-house or online appointment. It's the start of the calf raise work and you should be seeing if you're ready, as well as getting any softt tissue massage and ankle joint mobilisation work that is needed. For acute injuries or chronic injuries that are not ruptures (and therefore started at week 9), seeing your Physio is a really good idea to make sure of the diagnosis, and assess if you are all ok to continue on with the exercises. |
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WEEK 10 |
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WEEKLY INSTRUCTIONS
Week 10 is a continuation on from week 9, with some slight additions. From this week you can add in glute, hip flexor and hamstring stretches to help loosen you up and stop any compensation of tight muscles up the chain in the leg from walking on a repaired or sore achilles. Offloading the leg from pain, injury or limping can sometimes create tightness in the non-affected leg (as it's doing more work) and tightnes in the affected (as you're not using it as much). If you are tight - do the the leg stretches in the mobility section to help counter this tightness and balance left and right.
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Session 1: Mobility and Stretches |
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AS | Calf Release - Foam Roller
5min each side
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AS | Plantar Fascia - TP Ball
5min
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HS | Glutes / Hip ER (Straight Leg)
1min x 2 each side
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HS | Hip Flexors (kneeling)
1min x 2 each side
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KS | Hamstrings (Kneeling)
1min x 2 each side
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Session 2: Rehab Exercises | Set A |
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A2 | Plantar Flexion (band)
2-3 sets x 20 reps
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A2 | Ankle Dorsiflexion (Band)
2-3 sets x 20 reps
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A2 | Inversion - Band
2-3 sets x 20 reps
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A3 | Eversion - Band
2-3 sets x 20 reps
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A2 | Arch Lifts
2-3 sets x 20 reps
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K1 | Heel Pushes (sitting)
6 sets x 10-30sec reps
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A1 | Calf Raise (Isometric)
3 sets x 10-30 sec
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A1 | Calf Raises (Floor)
3 sets x 10-12 reps
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Videos to Watch |
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