Bentknee calf raises are excellent for targeting your soleus calf muscle as part of the process of strengthening your injured Achilles tendon, whereas the more commonly used straightknee calf raise targets mostly the gastrocnemius muscle. Sports physio Ali explains who might benefit from bentknee calf raises and how to fit them into a rehab programme, even if they might not have worked for you before.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:50 Why use bentknee exercises?
00:02:06 Types of bentknee exercise
00:04:32 Who needs bentknee exercises?
00:09:37 How we can help


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References:
Funaro A, Shim V, Crouzier M, Mylle I, Vanwanseele B. SubjectSpecific 3D Models to Investigate the Influence of Rehabilitation Exercises and the Twisted Structure on Achilles Tendon Strains. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2022 Jul 6;10:914137.