Objective: To investigate the acute effects of isolated eccentric and concentric calf muscle exercise on Achilles tendon sagittal thickness. Design: Within-subject, counterbalanced, mixed design.
Eccentric exercise was not superior to splinting for pain (moderate evidence) or function (low level evidence). Summary We conditionally recommend exercise for improving pain and function in ...
If you are reading this, it's because you're probably wondering why you Achilles and/or foot ... Make sure that you are adding eccentric strengthening exercises for your calves!