especially if someone has severe achilles pain. In this phase, we might use isometric exercises or low-level calf work that's comfortable for the tendon, alongside load management, encouraging the ...

In 2013, our group published a systematic review of Achilles and patellar tendinopathy rehabilitation programmes.1 Eccentric loading involving slow lengthening muscle contractions was, and among many ...

Objective: To investigate the acute effects of isolated eccentric and concentric calf muscle exercise on Achilles tendon sagittal thickness. Design: Within-subject, counterbalanced, mixed design.

Phase one would focus on reducing pain,' he says, 'especially if someone has severe achilles pain. In this phase, we might ...