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When will I get strength in calf back?

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Mark_A
Mark_A

I ruptured my Achilles 10 weeks ago.Non surgery.Was in cast for 7 weeks. Been in boot for 4,another 2 weeks out of boot and 2nd physio.Ive been fully weight bearing for 3-4 weeks.Walking about house in shoes.I can stand on bad foot itself.The problem is it seems that it's not gaining any strength,it just feels the same every day.Just  a numb stiffness,no where near standing on my toes.Am I doing too much?Will things progress?.

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  • donnadb037
    donnadb037 Mark_A

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    It's been 9 months for me and I cannot do calf raises or get up on my toes AT ALL yet! The exercises for improving this issue are very painful to me as well.

    • neil64709
      neil64709 donnadb037

      Posted

      Hi Donna,

      Just curious, did you have surgery or

      went the non-surgical path ?

      Neil

    • neil64709
      neil64709 donnadb037

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      I thought that you may have gone non surgical. From what I have read, a non-surgical treatment lengthens the tendon, as scar tissue grows between the two ends to reattach. In my limited opinion, I would think that this would make it harder to do toe raises, as the tendon (and ability to contract), is now longer, stretched, and less able to do its work
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