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Single heel raise?

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danny25168
danny25168

7 months postoperative achilles rupture. I pump my calf up once everyday on a calf machine at the gym.  I'll even do triple drop sets.  I wear it out, and now it's bigger than my other calf.  But I still can't do a single leg heel raise with that leg yet.  I'm increasing the weight and making progress, but any suggestions on getting it there faster?

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  • brian4109
    brian4109 danny25168

    Posted

    I would suggest that you speak to a physio rather that try excessive exercise, you might do more damage than good, remember that even though you can increase the muscle bulk in the calf muscle you are not strengthening the tendon per se see professional assistance before you rupture the tendon again, a single leg heel lift will put enormous strain on the already damaged tendon and you risk tearing the opsite.
    • danny25168
      danny25168 brian4109

      Posted

      The tendon is extremely strong at this point.  You don't know what your talking about.  If you don't have real ideas please don't reply.
  • brian4109
    brian4109 danny25168

    Posted

    with all due respect to you, you asked for advice it wasn't unsolicited, if all you can do to people is insult them when they give you advice you shouldn't be asking for advice at all, I was talking from experience, I have ruptured my tendon for the second time from overdoing exercise, if however you have no interest in my advice please refrain from insults, this is not facebook this is where people learn from others. nobody is forcing you to listen. I require no answer from you, please keep your insults to yourself.
    • danny25168
      danny25168 brian4109

      Posted

      Sorry, I understand. I do apologize.  I know you've been through so much.  I've seen some of your story and it sounds amazingly agonizing.

       I'm on the verge of getting back to normal.  I've worked, and plotted, and suffered, and now I need the payoff.  When I begin to do one legged heel lifts it will be one of the final goals.

       I was looking for an idea in the wrong place.  I don't think many who return back to sports activity visit this site.  But that is ok.  I'm on the right track.

  • brian4109
    brian4109 danny25168

    Posted

    very nice of you to take the time to reply Danny athe majority of people wouldn't have bothered, Many thanks for that much appreciated, Danny, my sole purpose in my reply to you was to alert you to the dangers and risks. I know that by using weights that you can strengthen the tendon but the risks are as I said high just be careful' believe me a 2nd rupture for me was much worse than the first time and now the prognosis is poor especially with the limited affordable treatment in Thailand. all the best to you hope it goes as well as you hope it will

    Brian

  • danny25168
    danny25168

    Posted

    I visited a new therapist today.  He's real good.  He quickly realized that my toes weren't Flexing back when I walk.  He managed to get them freed up and flexing back. Now I can walk much smoother.  This inflexibility was putting stress on my Achilles' tendons and contributing to my tendinitis.  It's odd how a big toe can change everything.
    • soj9
      soj9 danny25168

      Posted

      Hi - i am curious what is the cause of that "? I am 6 months post op and i still cannot do a single heel raise. Can see my calves growing but just CANNOT do any heel raise. I wonder if i have posterier tibal tendon dysfunction, but do you know why? I had 2 PTs and both are concerned my tendon is not fully connected as i have a very weak thomson's test but my last ultrasound scan is in July and it was perfectly ok

      can you share you experience? thanks

    • danny25168
      danny25168 soj9

      Posted

      The cause of what?  Toes not flexing or inability to do single heel raise?

      I am able to do single heel raises as of a month or two ago.  I lost track.  But I'm not sure if I can do them without touching something for balance.  I just kept working that leg on a calf machine.  One day I checked and I could do them.  I believe I could do them for a while, I just didn't know, as I still needed a little bit of balance assistance.  

        I believe the toes were not bending because the planar fascia had adhesions to the underlying muscle structures.  This can be flexed and massaged to be freed up.

  • danny25168
    danny25168

    Posted

    I've also got something mysterious going on.  I've been getting dizzy ever since I started walking again.  And that's 7+ months now.  No health care professional can figure it out.  I think the weakness due to tendinitis creating instability and the results is dizziness. I can only speculate Something more sinister may be going on.  After all I was working on my feet six weeks post opp.  That should not have happened.
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