Exercises For Achilles Tendonitis/Tendinopathy - What, When, How Often?

In this video, Maryke discusses how exercise benefits your Achilles tendon when you have Achilles tendonitis, what exercises you should be doing, how you can adapt them to suit your needs, and how to know when you're ready to get back to sport.

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📚Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:12 How exercises help treat Achilles tendonitis
00:03:31 Exercises should be individualised
00:04:41 What strength exercises to do
00:05:25 How to adapt your exercises
00:17:40 How to add and increase weights
00:27:02 When can you go back to sport?
00:29:24 Maintenance exercises to prevent recurring Achilles pain
00:31:56 How we can help

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