How to Rehab a Total Achilles Rupture Video

A full Achilles rupture is not an injury that you can rehab on your own. You will most likely need surgery. Learn how to rehab a total Achilles rupture in this sports medicine video.

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  • Requires surgery
  • Restore range of motion to calf
  • Transition to running
  • Full recovery 6-12 months

About this Author

Russ Paine is a well-known physical therapist with the Roger Clemens Institute at Memorial Hospital. After getting his degree in physical therapy from Texas Women's University, he trained for several years under David Drez, MD, a renowned surgeon and sports medicine specialist. He has been a rehab consultant for the Houston Rockets, Houston Astros and NASA. He has given hundreds of presentations in his career in the US and abroad, and has published many chapters in text books and papers in peer review journals.