🤕Calf or Achilles injury? Why you MUST include single-leg plyometrics!💥

Plyometrics are an imperative part of rehabilitation for calf strains & Achilles tendinopathy, & are often a missing part of the rehab in runners we see🦵

🏃‍♂️If recovering from an Achilles or calf injury, & looking to return to running, you need to ensure you’re able to perform exercises that are a HIGHER load than running ⬆️

📈 From Baxter's 2020 study, you can see that to exceed both the Loading PEAK & Loading RATE of running, you need to include SINGLE leg plyometrics.

💪 This can include progressing through single-leg countermovement jumps, forward hops, drop hops, hopping on the spot, hopping in a line, hurdle hops, forward/backward hopping & hopping side to side.

👟 So if you want to make a successful return to running from a calf or Achilles injury, ensure you include single-leg plyometrics in your rehab!

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📚Reference:
Baxter, J. R., et al. (2020). "Exercise Progression to Incrementally Load the Achilles Tendon." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise Publish Ahead of Print.
Gheidi, N., et al. (2018). "Achilles tendon loading during weight-bearing exercises." Phys Ther Sport 32