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Torn Achilles advice
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:03 pm
Well tore my Achilles this week playing basketball. Got surgery on Monday. Anyone here torn their Achilles and have advice for quick recovery?
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Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:04 pm to tigerbaiter1033
No advice cause I've never had that happen to me. But it's gonna be a bitch and apparently it might never feel the same.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:04 pm to tigerbaiter1033
man up and glue it back together
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:07 pm to tigerbaiter1033
Advice? Well..you'll never feel normal again.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:08 pm to tigerbaiter1033
Believe it or not the doctors who work on these things usually have the best advice. Might want to ask him
This post was edited on 5/18/16 at 10:11 pm
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:08 pm to tigerbaiter1033
Stretch stretch stretch stretch stretch stretch. And dont forget to stretch
Thnx
Thnx
This post was edited on 5/18/16 at 10:09 pm
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:09 pm to tigerbaiter1033
Try not to walk on it
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:09 pm to tigerbaiter1033
Gail Goodrich tore his achilles and he was never the same. Ask him.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:19 pm to tigerbaiter1033
They call it the Achilles Heel for a reason.
Good luck. You have a long road ahead, but with good docs and therapists, you have a great prognosis for recovery.
Good luck. You have a long road ahead, but with good docs and therapists, you have a great prognosis for recovery.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:20 pm to tigerbaiter1033
Use the other one.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:20 pm to 1234567k
Why in the ever living frick would you stretch stretch stretch a torn Achilles?
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:42 pm to tigerbaiter1033
Where you located tigerbaiter? I'm in the field and can recommend a good therapist.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:44 pm to Saint5446
Stop taking Cipro
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:49 pm to MSCoastTigerGirl
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Why in the ever living frick would you stretch stretch stretch a torn Achilles?
so you can regain full range of motion. dumbass
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:54 pm to tigerbaiter1033
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Advice
Don't go to Troy.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 11:01 pm to MSCoastTigerGirl
quote:
They call it the Achilles Heel for a reason.
Not hardly!
The Achilles heel refers to a physical vulnerability.
In Greek mythology, when Achilles was a baby, it was foretold that he would die young. To prevent his death, his mother Thetis took Achilles to the River Styx, which was supposed to offer powers of invulnerability, and dipped his body into the water. But as Thetis held Achilles by the heel, his heel was not washed over by the water of the magical river. Achilles grew up to be a man of war who survived many great battles. But one day, a poisonous arrow shot at him was lodged in his heel, killing him shortly after.
Achilles wishes he just tore his achilles.
This post was edited on 5/18/16 at 11:07 pm
Posted on 5/18/16 at 11:41 pm to tigerbaiter1033
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Anyone here torn their Achilles and have advice for quick recovery?
I've torn both of mine in separate incidents (first time playing softball; second time when I planted while back pedaling in a shuttle run). What kind of shape are you in now? If you're any kind of an athletic person with drive and determination, recovery can be relatively quick compared to the days when Dan Marino tore his. If you're a fat slob who spends his days sitting on the couch playing video games & stuffing your face with junk food recovery will be a bit more difficult/longer.
Who did the surgery? In Baton Rouge? Jimmy Lalonde or Michael Blanchard will both probably be a bit more aggressive in the recovery phase, which is good as long as you don't over do it.
My first injury occurred while I was living in Houston and the foot and ankle specialist that treated me there didn't even prescribe PT. After surgery, I was splinter for 4-6 weeks then followed up and resplinted with my foot at slightly decreased angle on each follow up until he put me in a cam walker. Instead of PT, he just told me to work it/move while sitting around at home, gave me a TheraBand to do inversion/eversion/plantarflexion/dorsiflexion exercise. Finally, once he allowed me to be more weight-bearing, he just told me to hang onto the counter and do calf raises.
All in all each injury to full recovery period was probably 6-7 months or so.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 11:41 pm to tigerbaiter1033
Dip your whole foot into the River next time.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 11:59 pm to tigerbaiter1033
I tore mine in 1999. You must work hard on regaining full range of motion. Regaining flexibility is the key. Stretch, stretch, stretch. Calves and hamstrings. I didn't work hard enough at that and my range of motion is decreased and that leads to other issues.
You'll be jealous of the guys who tore their ACL.
You'll be jealous of the guys who tore their ACL.
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