I have insertional achilles tendonitis and as part of my rehab, I’ve had to strengthen calf muscles. Been doing a shit load of calf exercises over the last two months. Seeing my calf muscles have new babies is so satisfying 🫠🫠
There’s a tendon rehab exercise I should explain when I’m sober. Else Ebonie Rio is the melbourne researcher, 45s on, 120s off, x3, progressive load/7. I’ll be back, prolly tomorrow or this eve after a disko kip.
Sober now, All those exercises sound like they’ll help. The tendon healing protocol I mentioned above is supported by research to help repair tendons and musculo-tendinous junction. Tendons have poor blood supply so take a long time to heal. So for the exercise here are the points: 45s on / 120s off, use a timer. Three sets of that. Twice a day. Choose an exercise that loads the tendon and has progressive (harder) options. With each set, progress the load a to the next level. For calves / achillies, you can on the edge of a step with your heel in free air. heel below the step level would be initial/easy, foot flat would be middle, slight tippy-toes would be hard mode. Maybe this is all covered with what you’re already doing.
I have insertional achilles tendonitis and as part of my rehab, I’ve had to strengthen calf muscles. Been doing a shit load of calf exercises over the last two months. Seeing my calf muscles have new babies is so satisfying 🫠🫠
There’s a tendon rehab exercise I should explain when I’m sober. Else Ebonie Rio is the melbourne researcher, 45s on, 120s off, x3, progressive load/7. I’ll be back, prolly tomorrow or this eve after a disko kip.
I’m not aware of this one but here are some of my exercises:
Sober now, All those exercises sound like they’ll help. The tendon healing protocol I mentioned above is supported by research to help repair tendons and musculo-tendinous junction. Tendons have poor blood supply so take a long time to heal. So for the exercise here are the points: 45s on / 120s off, use a timer. Three sets of that. Twice a day. Choose an exercise that loads the tendon and has progressive (harder) options. With each set, progress the load a to the next level. For calves / achillies, you can on the edge of a step with your heel in free air. heel below the step level would be initial/easy, foot flat would be middle, slight tippy-toes would be hard mode. Maybe this is all covered with what you’re already doing.
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I had tendonitis , or more exactly inflammation of the sheath of the tendon, of the fibularis tendon. I was plastered up to my knee for 8 weeks.
first week I couldn’t walk, felt like fire the second week
it got better
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