Achilles Tendinopathy | Mark C. Howard, M.D., Fellowship Trained Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine and General Orthopaedics, Monterey, CA

Number of Exercises	Exercise Directions	Exercise Progression
3 sets x 15 repetitions 2 times daily 7 days/week for 12 weeks	Stand with feet shoulder width apart, hands against the wall Keep knees straight Raise up onto tip-toes using the unaffected leg and arms. “Up with both legs.” (Fig 1) Lower / heel-drop only with the power of the affected leg. (Fig 2)	Do exercises until they become pain-free Add load until exercises are painful again (use a backpack to increase weight) Progressively add load

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