This protocol is intended to guide clinicians through the post-operative course for Achilles tendon repair. This protocol is time based (dependent on tissue ...

Slowly wean from boot. Begin by using one to two-inch heel lifts in tennis shoes for short distances on level surfaces and gradually remove heel lifts during ...

Exercises · Progress double leg toe raises to body weight (1.5 times body weight athlete) · Advance to single leg toe raises as tolerated · Running progression ...

Elevate limb as much as possible · Wear boot 24 hours a day · Pain control · Maintain hip/knee/toe movement ...

Weeks 3 - 8 · Walking orthosis set at 30 degrees plantar flexion at 3 weeks; adjust 10 degrees per week. · Gradually increase weight-bearing from toe-touchdown ...

Remove final heel lift at 8 weeks. • No forceful stretching of Achilles. MANAGEMENT. • Graduated calf strengthening exercises e.g. Plantarflexion AROM,.

2 – 4 WEEKS. ➢ Aircast boot with 2 cm heel lift. ➢ WBAT – crutches as needed. ➢ Active plantar and dorsiflexion to neutral, inversion /eversion below.

Initial diagnosis and initiation of non-operative treatment must be started within 48 hours of injury and foot immobilized into plantarflexion with the patient ...

For best outcomes, the Achilles tendon repair is typically performed within 2 weeks of the injury and recovery is expected to take between 6 to 9 months.

Non-surgical Treatment. If the foot and ankle are immobilized in a cast with the toes pointing down for at least 8 weeks the torn Achilles tendon can heal. Non- ...