Consult your professional/s for treatment and rehabilitation as these are academic principle guidelines only and not prescriptive.
ASSIC does not dispense medical and/or exercise advice.
Consult your professional regarding exercise, treatment and rehabilitation exercise regimes and medical advise.
The contents of the following web page are principle guidelines and must be utilized under the supervision of a relevant medical and/or exercise professional.
Achilles Tendon
Achilles Tendon
Calf muscle and Achilles tendon Anatomy
Achilles tendon allow ankle dorsiflexion & plantarflexion
Achilles tendon
Injury Mechanism:
Achilles tendon problems range from overuse injuries to acute tendon ruptures.
Achilles tendon rupture
Acute management
- Rest
- Ice
- Compression
- Splint or brace where appropriate
- Elevation
- Surgery where indicated
- Rehabilitation
Treatment
- Surgery: where appropriately indicated
- Non-operative: immobilization with brace/cast followed by ankle range of motion and ankle/foot strength exercises
Match readiness
Return to sport & match readiness after appropriate rehabilitation
Consult your professional/s for treatment and rehabilitation as these are academic principle guidelines only and not prescriptive.
ASSIC does not dispense medical and/or exercise advice.
Consult your professional regarding exercise, treatment and rehabilitation exercise regimes and medical advise.
The contents of the following web page are principle guidelines and must be utilized under the supervision of a relevant medical and/or exercise professional.
Return to sport & match readiness:
- After appropriate rehabilitation
- Assess return to sport after completing battery of testing
Ankle testing for return to sport:
Range of motion (ROM)
| ROM | Test |
|---|---|
| Active ROM= non-injured side or =/> standard sports specific norms | Measure goniometer |
Foot/ankle ROM
Calf stretch
Proprioception
| Proprioception | Test |
|---|---|
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Proprioception exercise
Circumference difference
| Limb difference | Test |
|---|---|
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Calf concentric & eccentric strength
Agility
| Agility | Test |
|---|---|
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Intrinsic foot strengthening
Muscular strength
| Strength | Test |
|---|---|
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Single leg standing toe raise:
Posterior tibialis strength:
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Calf raise exercises
Isokinetic test
| Isokinetic | Test |
|---|---|
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Single leg standing toe raise:
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Calf strengthening exercises with foot in internal & external rotation
Explosive power
| Test | |
|---|---|
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Single leg standing toe raise:
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Speed
| Test | |
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Single leg standing toe raise:
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