He was named first team all pro, selected to represent the AFC in the Pro Bowl, and was named NFL defensive player of the year by the AP, NFL 101 & Pro Football Weekly. i dont know that id be keen on running until you can do them. Bicyclings been my fave exercise, though it was brutal when I first got back onto the bike. It is particularly important when you are walking, pointing your toes and standing on tiptoe. Terrell had one of the best years of his career in 2011. Probably not, why would I have? Know the Symptoms of Achilles Tendonitis / Tendonopathy I think that vaguel confirms my undocumented guess that beach volleyball is WAY less ATR-intensive than court volleyball. Maybe full tears/ruptures are more serious injuries than partial tears but impressive comebacks nonetheless. I see my doc on 4-24 and hoping the next cast is better. Thomas was a 12 time All-Star point guard and 1990 NBA Finals MVP who is now in the NBA Hall of Fame. famous athletes with achilles tendon rupture - qocitsupport.com I dont see what is confusing. But for Savi to try doing something close to a 1-leg heel raise while hes in single-digits weeks post-op would be asking way too much, IMHO. Nice submit. Comparison between primary repair and augmented repair with He tore his achilles playing against the Golden State Warriors on April 12, and had surgery April 13. (And I stole the scale idea from some other folks here, including Doug53 who also had one of the fastest rehabs hereabouts.) Antwan Odom, Cincinnati Bengals defensive end 10/18/09. Here I am pushing 8 months post 2nd surgery and I still cannot even budge on a single leg lift. Elton Brand did his in training last August and actually played the last five games of the season this past April. The Achilles tendon is a strong fibrous cord that connects the muscles in the back of your calf to your heel bone. The athlete can expect to return to sports in six to eight weeks. WNBA: Breanna Stewart Hoped She Broke Her Ankle When She Tore Achilles One thing Cousins had going for him is that he is younger than most who suffer this injury, which may help his recovery. I did one session with her, but didnt return partly because I didnt think there was anything in that program that I couldnt do about as well at home. This includes recreational athletes, older people, those with previous Achilles tendon injury. So far, Im amazed how little it seems to matter, even when I. I just started doing assisted single leg calf raises and one thing that has helped me a lot in recovering some calf muscle is this exercise where I get in front of the stairs and put my injured leg two steps above my other leg and in a very slowly control manner I go up putting all my weight in my injured leg until my uninjured leg has reached the same step my injured one is at.