Gentle exercises for Achilles pain are better than just resting your tendon. Sports physio Maryke Louw demonstrates three easy exercises for Achilles pain to get you going early in your rehab. She also explains why giving a painful Achilles tendon some exercise is better than doing nothing and warns against some exercises to avoid.

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Chapters in this video:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:17 How do exercises help Achilles pain?
00:03:38 Seated calf raises
00:05:50 Doubleleg calf raises
00:07:07 Isometrics
00:08:08 AVOID these exercises
00:09:15 How we can help


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References:
Hanlon, S. L., et al. (2021). "Beyond the Diagnosis: Using Patient Characteristics and Domains of Tendon Health to Identify Latent Subgroups of Achilles Tendinopathy." J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 51(9): 440448.