Зображення 01138. Eccentric training for the calf muscle-Achilles tendon complex

1. Starting position: Stand on the edge of, e.g., a step or a bench on the balls of the feet. Shift the body weight on the symptomatic foot. The ankle is in plantar flexion and the knee slightly bent.
2. With the weight on the symptomatic foot, let the body descend so that the heel sinks below the level of the ball of the foot. The knee is slightly bent.
3. The same exercise as above but the knee is straight.

Exercises are performed in series of 3 × 15 repetitions both with a straight and with a slightly bent knee, twice daily for 3 months. The load can be increased by adding weight in a back-pack.