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Here is a 4 week update of how my recovery has continued to progress even through a recent setback and new injury. In this update, I share how I am working through it with different therapeutic techniques. Recovery looks different for everyone and that is okay!
0:09 - Week 13, 14, 15, 16 update!
0:48 - Week 13 - everything was improving!
-0:57 - weightlifting
-1:35 - started working with Dr. Nate 2x and Dr. Meghan 1x a week
-2:20 - Dr Nate’s philosophy on rehab
-2:31 - rehab exercises (wedge position lean back and then right into calf raises)
-2:46 - BFR rehab everything is feeling good
-2:52 - surgeon followup
3:36 - Week 14 Update - everything was good and then….
-4:22 - continued to do progressive strengthening -
-4:33 - working a lot, stressed, dehydrated
-5:00 - line hops but with a pop
-6:10 - side to side jumps with assistance
-6:41 - achilles pop
-7:15 - not the same pop as the original rupture, but more medial
-7:45 - reached out to my surgeon
-8:30 - went into a non-operative protocol
-9:05 - ordered a wedge
-10:09 - bruising picture
-11:20 - made an appointment with surgeon
11:30 - WEEK 15 Update
-11:40 - surgeon appointment and more rehab
-12:15 - advocate for myself!
-13:00 - I knew I didn’t feel right
-13:30 - patient frustration!!
-14:10 - if you feel like something is off, it’s important to advocate for yourself
14:35 - WEEK 16 Update
-14:40 - partial re-rupture of achilles tendon
-15:10 - didn’t feel like another achilles tear but partial re-rupture
-15:28 - MRI report back and contacted surgeon
-16:15 - surgeon online appointment
-16:45 - scar tissue healing info
-17:10 - advised for a PRP injection
-18:28 - found another surgeon and back in a boot
-19:26 - boot protocol
-18:10 - always in a boot
-20:32 - second opinion update
-22:25 - what happens in an open repair
-23:05 - no surgery recommendation but PRP
-23:50 - if PRP doesn’t work, other options
-24:30 - everything feels better and moving in the right direction
25:46 - feel like I’ve been progressing the same even before the pop happened
26:15 - calf raise progression!
26:30 - 4 exercises every other day
-26:37 - 3 way calf raises
-26:51 - soleus calf raises on a bench
-27:02 - high toe weight shifts
-27:25 - isometric exercises on both legs with shifting
27:50 - a lot of external focus work in therapy
28:30 - laser work on tibia with soleus raises
29:00 - external focus helps with proprioception
29:51 - BFR exercises
30:39 - single leg calf raise observation
31:07 - hip exercises - band on knee with calf raise
31:55 - be mindful of dorsiflexion
32:35 - figure out the protocols for PRP
32:45 - it’s okay to be where you are with your recovery
34:00 - we need to do better at getting people stronger
35:00 - still moving in the right direction
Please remember we all heal at our own pace. Always consult your doctors/surgeons before weight bearing or changing your movement patterns as you progress through recovery
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